Taxon:  Sinapis alba L. subsp. alba



Summary
Genus:
Sinapis
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
316130
Verified:
07/15/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Sinapis alba L. (139 active accession[s])
Sinapis alba L. subsp. dissecta (Lag.) Simonk. (0 active accession[s])
Sinapis alba L. subsp. mairei (H. Lindb.) Maire (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Sinapis alba L. var. alba

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Brassica alba (L.) Rabenh.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Brassica hirta Moench
Sinapis alba L. var. melanosperma Alef.

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Reference(s)
  1. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
  2. Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
  3. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  4. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  7. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  8. Hasterok, R. et al. 2006. Comparative analysis of rDNA distribution in chromosomes of various species of Brassicaceae. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 97:205-216.
  9. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  10. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  11. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  12. Riley, W. W. 2004. The Canadian biodiesel industry: an analysis of potential feedstocks. 1-16. Note: re. potential use as a fuel substitute
  13. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  14. University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
  15. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
  16. Warwick, S. I. et al. 2006. Brassicaceae: Species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Pl. Syst. Evol. 259:249-258. Note: lists in database
  17. Winter, H. 2011. Chapter 17. Sinapis. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, oilseeds 275-288. Note: mentions
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English white mustard 1 Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 686.
French moutarde blanche 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German weißer Senf 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian senape bianca 2 International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguese mostarda-branca 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish mostaza blanca 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish vitsenap 2 Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese bai jie 2 McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym 
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeTurkeyEdirne 
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
2Cultivated    widely cult.
4Naturalized  Romania  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh 
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTierra del Fuego 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Turkey [Edirne]
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized

  • REGION:
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores]
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Eastern Cape]
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Iraq
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Uttar Pradesh], Pakistan (n.)
  • INDO-CHINA: Vietnam
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Hungary
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Greenland
  • REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Tierra del Fuego]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Environmentalsoil improveras Brassica hirtaUniversity of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
Food additivesflavoringsource of mustard condimentUphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Fuelspotential as petroleum substitute/alcoholfide http://www.greenfuels.org/biodiesel/res/102004_Potential_Feedstock_for_Canadian_Biodiesel_Industry.pdf,Riley, W. W. 2004. The Canadian biodiesel industry: an analysis of potential feedstocks. 1-16. Note: re. potential use as a fuel substitute
Human foodoil/fat Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolkloreas Sinapis albaMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Weed  CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=316130. Accessed 22 November 2024.