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Red mustard greens, leaf mustard - Brassica juncea

Brassica juncea, also known as mustard greens, Indian mustard, Chinese mustard, and leaf mustard, is a species of mustard plant. Subvarieties include southern giant curled mustard, which resembles a headless cabbage such as kale, but with a distinct horseradish-mustard flavor. It is also known as green mustard cabbage. Brassica juncea cultivars can be divided into four major subgroups: integrifolia, juncea, napiformis, and tsatsai. The most commonly used types of mustard greens fall under the 'integrifolia' group.

Approvals

Animal	Part(s)	Comment
Primate	All

Toxicity

Animal	Part	Comments	Citation
Hoofstock	All
cattle, ruminants

images

Leaves

Leaves

Raw Data

    {'Approvals': [{'ApprovalAnimal': 'Primate',
                'ApprovalComments': 'APES ONLY',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'}],
 'BotanicalName': 'Brassica juncea',
 'Comments': '            Brassica juncea, also known as mustard greens, '
             'Indian mustard, Chinese mustard, and leaf mustard, is a species '
             'of mustard plant. Subvarieties include southern giant curled '
             'mustard, which resembles a headless cabbage such as kale, but '
             'with a distinct horseradish-mustard flavor. It is also known as '
             'green mustard cabbage.  Brassica juncea cultivars can be divided '
             'into four major subgroups: integrifolia, juncea, napiformis, and '
             'tsatsai.  The most commonly used types of mustard greens fall '
             "under the 'integrifolia' group.\r\n"
             '        ',
 'CommonName': 'Red mustard greens, leaf mustard',
 'Images': [{'ImageType': 'Leaves', 'ImageURL': 'Images/0ggwiwup.doj.jpg\r'},
            {'ImageType': 'Leaves', 'ImageURL': 'Images/pmgbkyji.ljk.jpg\r'}],
 'PlantID': '62',
 'Toxicity': [{'ToxicityAnimal': 'Hoofstock', 'ToxicityPart': 'All'},
              {'ToxicityAnimal': 'cattle, ruminants', 'ToxicityPart': ''}]}