COMMON NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
ALSO KNOWN AS
Common mustard
Plant family
Mustard (Brassicaceae)
Plant group
Wildflowers and Herbs
Field mustard is a 1 to 3 ft herb (sometimes shrub) with leaves that have 3 to 5 lobes and small, bright yellow 4-petaled flowers borne on branched flowering stems.
This species is native to Europe, but it has become widespread in the United States. This is the plant from which turnips and turnip greens are produced commercially.
Budburst is a project of the
Chicago Botanic Garden
One of the treasures of the
Forest Preserves of Cook County
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