Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Brassica // Species: Brassica nigra (L.) W. D. J. Koch
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to West and North China, Mediterranean to Ethiopia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Found on disturbed ground, cultivated land.
Flowering period: Spring.
Brassica nigra – habit in habitat. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Brassica nigra – habit in habitat. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Brassica nigra – inflorescence. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Brassica nigra – inflorescence with flowers and developing pods. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Brassica nigra – flowers. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Brassica nigra – flowers. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Brassica nigra – developing pods. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Brassica nigra – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Brassica nigra – cauline leaves. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Brassica nigra – cauline leaves. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Brassica nigra – basal leaves. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Brassica nigra – basal leaf. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Brassica nigra – basal leaf. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, V. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
