Summary
Verified:
07/15/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
- Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
- Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
- Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
- Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
- Hasterok, R. et al. 2006. Comparative analysis of rDNA distribution in chromosomes of various species of Brassicaceae. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 97:205-216.
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
- Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
- Riley, W. W. 2004. The Canadian biodiesel industry: an analysis of potential feedstocks. 1-16. Note: re. potential use as a fuel substitute
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
- University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
- Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
- Warwick, S. I. et al. 2006. Brassicaceae: Species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Pl. Syst. Evol. 259:249-258. Note: lists in database
- Winter, H. 2011. Chapter 17. Sinapis. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, oilseeds 275-288. Note: mentions
Common names
English
white mustard – French
moutarde blanche – German
weißer Senf – Italian
senape bianca – Portuguese
mostarda-branca – Spanish
mostaza blanca – Swedish
vitsenap – Transcribed Chinese
bai jie –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | Krym | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | incl. Crete |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sardinia, Sicily |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Turkey | Edirne | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | incl. Corsica |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | incl. Baleares |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | widely cult. |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canarias | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Eastern Cape | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Tajikistan | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Uttar Pradesh | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | n. |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Vietnam | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Canada | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Subarctic America | Greenland | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Barbados | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Guadeloupe | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Martinique | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | United States | Puerto Rico | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Buenos Aires | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Tierra del Fuego | |
Native
Africa
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Poland
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Ukraine [Krym]
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Turkey [Edirne]
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
(widely cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores]
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa [Eastern Cape]
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
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WESTERN ASIA:
Iran, Iraq
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
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CHINA:
China
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EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India [Uttar Pradesh], Pakistan (n.)
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INDO-CHINA:
Vietnam
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
-
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Hungary
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Romania
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
Northern America
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SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Greenland
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REGION:
Canada, Mexico, United States
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico]
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina [Buenos Aires, Tierra del Fuego]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Animal food | forage | | Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2. |
Environmental | soil improver | as Brassica hirta | University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource). |
Food additives | flavoring | source of mustard condiment | Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. |
Fuels | potential as petroleum substitute/alcohol | fide http://www.greenfuels.org/biodiesel/res/102004_Potential_Feedstock_for_Canadian_Biodiesel_Industry.pdf, | Riley, W. W. 2004. The Canadian biodiesel industry: an analysis of potential feedstocks. 1-16. Note: re. potential use as a fuel substitute |
Human food | oil/fat | | Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 |
Medicines | folklore | | Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs |
Medicines | folklore | as Sinapis alba | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous |
Weed | | | CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope |
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2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316130.
Accessed 21 May 2025.