| Cabbage Leaf Mustard |
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| File size | 1007397 |
| Original date | 2/16/08 3:28 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-S650 |
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Botanical name: Brassica juncea var. rugosa Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonyms: Brassica juncea var. capitata, Brassica rugosa, Sinapis rugosa
Synonyms: Brassica juncea var. capitata, Brassica rugosa, Sinapis rugosa
Cabbage Leaf Mustard is an annual plany with slender, cylindric taproot,
rarely up to 1.5 cm in diameter. Basal leaves have a slender, nonfleshy
stalk. The leaves are generally purpleish in color, with a light green
midrib which is not flattened. Leaf blade is 4-30 cm, with margin highly
variable. It is cultivated for seed oil and medicine and as a vegetable
and condiment. It is a naturalized weed on all continents except
Antarctica. Flowering: March-June.
Identification credit: Shaista Ahmad
| Photographed in Garden of Five Senses, Delhi. |