''Sinapis'' is a genus of plants in the family
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The l ...
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The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant species ...
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Sinapis alba
White mustard (''Sinapis alba'') is an annual plant of the family Brassicaceae. It is sometimes also referred to as ''Brassica alba'' or ''B. hirta''. Grown for its seeds, used to make the condiment mustard, as fodder crop, or as a green manu ...
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L. – white mustard, formerly ''Brassica alba''
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Sinapis allionii''
Jacq.
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Sinapis arvensis
''Sinapis arvensis'', the charlock mustard, field mustard, wild mustard, or charlock, is an annual or winter annual plant of the genus ''Sinapis'' in the family Brassicaceae. It is found in the fields of North Africa, Asia and Europe. '' Pieri ...
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L. — charlock mustard, field mustard, wild mustard, charlock
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Sinapis circinata''
Desf.
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Sinapis flexuosa''
Poir.
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Sinapis pubescens''
L.
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Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae genera
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