Brassica carinata A.Braun

Vernacular name:  Abyssinian cabbage, Abyssinian mustard, African cabbage

Nativity:  Northeast Tropical Africa (POWO, 2019)

Common Characteristics: Erect, annual herbs. Leaves simple, alternate, ovate to oblong and having 2- 3 lobes. Flowers in terminal racemes, yellow.

Flowering period: November to January

Propagation Methods: Propagated by seeds (Useful Topical Plants)

Photographed @ CRC 

Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

Vernacular name:  Brown mustard, Indian mustard, leaf mustard (English); Sarson (Hindi)

Nativity: China (POWO, 2019)

Common Characteristics: Annual herb. Upper leaves subsessile, narrow- lanceolate, basal leaves petolated, lyrate- pinnatifid, middle leaves oblong- ovate. Flowers in terminal racemes, yellow.

Flowering period: March to April

Propagation Methods: Grown by seeds (Dave’s Garden)

Photographed @ CRC 

Brassica napus L.

Vernacular name: Oilseed rape, Canola (English); Toria, Gobhi sarso (Hindi)

Nativity: France (POWO, 2019)

Common Characteristics: Annual tall herb. Leaves glaucous, upper simple, sessile amplexicaule, basal lyrate- pinnatifid.

Flowering period: November to January

Propagation Methods: Grown by seeds

Photographed @ VRC 

Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.

Vernacular name:  Cabbage (English), Patta gobhi, Bandh gobhi (Hindi)

Nativity: East Aegean Islands, South Greece, Kriti, West Syria, to Israel, Turkey (POWO, 2019)

Common Characteristics: Herb. Leaves ovate- obovate in shape with stout nerve, densely overlapped and forming the compact ellipsoid or subglobose head.

Flowering period: Not seen in flowering in Pantnagar

Propagation methods: Propagated by seeds (Dave’s Garden)

Photographed @ VRC 

Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes L.

Vernacular name:  Knol-Khol, Kohlrabi, cabbage turnip (English); Ganth gobhi (Hindi)

Nativity: China North-Central, France, Great Britain, Spain (POWO, 2019).

Common Characteristics: Annual herb. Stem fleshy, tuberous- bulb like, spherical in shape. Leaves fleshy, lobed, upper leaves sessile, lower leaves petiolate. Flower pale yellow in colour.

Flowering period: November to January

Propagation Methods: Grown by seed (Dave’s Garden)

Photographed @ VRC 

Brassica rapa L.

Vernacular name: Turnip mustard (English); Shalgum (Hindi)

Nativity: Mediterranean to Iran and Arabian Peninsula, Northeast Tropical Africa (POWO, 2019)

Common Characteristics: Annual or biennial herb. Tap roof fleshy, napiform. Upper leaves shortly petiolate, obovate to spatulate, laciniate, serrate.  Fruits erect.

Flowering period: December to February

Propagation Methods: Multiplied by seeds (Dave’s Garden)

Photographed @ CRC 

Crambe hispanica L., subsp. abyssinica (Hochst. ex R.E.Fr.) A.Prina

Vernacular name: Abyssinian Kale

Nativity: Ethiopia to North Tanzania (POWO, 2019)

Common Characteristics: Annual herb. Stem surface echinate. Leaves lanceolate to ovate, margin dentate. Flowers white, arranged in raceme.

Flowering period: December to February

Propagation Methods: Propagated by seeds (Useful Tropical Plants)

Photographed @ CRC 

Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.

Vernacular name: Rocket Salad, Arugula Tara Mira

Nativity: Mediterranean to China and Arabian Peninsula (POWO, 2019)

Common Characteristics: Annual herbs. Leaves lyrate, pinnatifid, toothed irregularly. Flower arrange in raceme.

Flowering period: December to January

Propagation Methods: Grown by seed (Dave’s Garden)

Photographed @ CRC 

Iberis amara L.

Vernacular name:  Candytuft

Nativity: West Europe to Northwest Italy (POWO, 2019)

Common Characteristics: Annual, erect herbs. Leaves simple, spatulate to oblong- cuneate, dentate in upper half. Flowers zygomorphic, 2 posterior petals with long limb. Fruits ovate.

Flowering period: March to May

Propagation Methods: Grown by seeds (Dave’s Garden)

Photographed @ Gandhi Park 

Lepidium sativum L.

Vernacular name: Common cress, Garden cress, Pepper grass, Pepperwort (English), Chandrashoor, Chansur (Hindi)

Nativity: Europe to Himalaya and Arabian Peninsula (POWO, 2019)

Common Characteristics: Erect annual herbs. Uppermost leaves sessile or subsessile, linear, cauline leaves petioled and ovate to oblong.

Flowering period: February-April

Propagation Methods: Grown by seeds (Useful Tropical Plants)

Photographed @ MRDC 

Matthiola incana (L.) W.T.Aiton

Vernacular name:  Garden Stock

Nativity: Spain to Greece (POWO, 2019)

Common Characteristics: Erect, perennial or annual herbs. Leaves, oblanceolate to oblong, present in a rostte at base of stem, upper leaves smaller. Flowers of different colours, in long terminal racemes.

Flowering period: March to May

Propagation Methods: Grown by seed (Dave’s Garden)

Photographed @ Ta Colony 

Raphanus raphanistrum L. subsp. sativus (L.) Domin (=Raphanus sativus L.)

Vernacular name:  Raddish (English); Mooli (Hindi)

Nativity: Europe (POWO, 2019)

Common Characteristics: Annual herbs. Tap root swollen, varies in shape, size and colour from elongated to oval, whitish to purplish. Lower leaves lyrate and upper leaves linear to oblong.

Flowering period: February to April

Propagation Methods: Multiplied by seeds (Dave’s Garden)

Photographed @  Jha Colony 

Sinapis alba L.

Vernacular name: White mustard (English); Safed sarson (Hindi)

Nativity: Europe to China (POWO, 2019)

Common Characteristics: Annual erect herbs. Basal leaves simple, lyrately pinnatifid to pinnatisect, cauline leaves gradually smaller, oblong-ovate. Flower in racemes.

Flowering period: February to April

Propagation Methods: Propagated by seeds (Plants For A Future)

Photographed @ CRC