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Buckler mustard (Arabic: drehēme) An edible herb belonging to the mustard family and mentioned by Alois Musil as being eaten raw by the Bedouins. The plant is common in Israel and Palestine and bears a fruit resembling a buckle, with two discs joined together. In each disc there is one seed. Brassica tournefortii: Tournefort's mustard
The mustard plant is any one of several plant species in the genera Brassica, Rhamphospermum and Sinapis in the family Brassicaceae (the mustard family). Mustard seed is used as a spice . Grinding and mixing the seeds with water, vinegar, or other liquids creates the yellow condiment known as prepared mustard .
The region is home to a variety of plants and animals; at least 47,000 living species have been identified, with another 4,000 assumed to exist. At least 116 mammal species are native to Palestine/Israel, as well as 511 bird species, 97 reptile species, and 7 amphibian species. There are also an estimated 2,780 plant species.
Black mustard plants in Saarbrücken Black mustard fruits at the Jardin des Plantes de Paris Black mustard seeds. It is an upright plant, with large stalked leaves. They are covered with hairs or bristles at the base, but on the stem smoother. It can reach up to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) tall in moist fertile soil.
Iris atrofusca Orchis israelitica Tamarix aphylla Anacamptis israelitica. List of endemic flora of Israel refers to flowers, plants and trees endemic to Israel.There are 2,867 known species of plants.
Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority, The National Herbarium of The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and ROTEM - Israel plant information center. 1999. Shmida, Avi, MAPA's dictionary of plants and flowers in Israel, MAPA publishers, 2005 (Hebrew). Flora of Israel Online, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, retrieved October 2008.
The leaves of wild mustard are edible at the juvenile stage of the plant; [10] they are usually boiled, [3] such as in 18th century, in Dublin, where it was sold in the streets. [2] During the Great Famine of Ireland, wild mustard was a common famine food, even though it often caused stomach upset.
Mustard seeds generally take eight to ten days to germinate if placed under the proper conditions, which include a cold atmosphere and relatively moist soil. Mature mustard plants grow into shrubs. Yellow mustard has a plant maturity of 85 to 90 days; whereas, brown and oriental mustard have a plant maturity of 90 to 95 days.