Pronunciation: BRAS-i-ka tour-neh-FOR-tee-eye
Common name: Saharan or Asian mustard
Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Habitat: Roadsides, washes, open areas below 2500',
Imperial County to Riverside and west San Bernardino
Counties, Mojave and Colorado Deserts, naturalized
from North Africa
Blooming period: January to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Brassica
2) tournefortii