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field mustard

Brassica rapa

Field mustard is a bright yellow flower that grows in fields and gardens. It has small, pretty flowers and is loved by bees and butterflies!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The field mustard has slender green stems that can be smooth or slightly hairy, supporting bright clusters of small, four-petaled yellow flowers. Its lower leaves are deeply lobed and often hairy, differing from the smoother, stem-clasping upper leaves.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Did you know the plant that gives us turnips, bok choy, and rapeseed oil is a type of field mustard?

Honeybees absolutely love its bright yellow flowers, buzzing around to collect its sweet nectar.

Its tiny seeds can stay alive in the soil for decades, waiting for the perfect time to sprout!

Some field mustard plants can grow taller than a kid, reaching over three feet high!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rapid Responder

Field mustard can grow very quickly and produce many seeds, which helps it colonize disturbed areas like fields and roadsides fast.

Fähigkeit

Chemical Guard

Field mustard has special compounds called mustard oils that give it a peppery taste, helping to deter some hungry animals from eating it.

Fähigkeit

Seed Powerhouse

Field mustard produces thousands of tiny seeds per plant, ensuring that many more can grow the next year.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-100 cm
Ausbreitung
15-45 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1.5 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to early summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen from flowers

eaten by

small cabbage white butterfly

Pieris rapae

caterpillars feed on its leaves

eaten by

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

grazes on the leaves and stems

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always check with an adult before picking any plants.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von field mustard?

30-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von field mustard?

15-45 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von field mustard?

0.5-1.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von field mustard?

Spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von field mustard?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von field mustard?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von field mustard?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von field mustard?

Insekten

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