Brassica nigra
(black mustard)

Brassicaceae

 

Abundance:
Occasional

Distribution:
North side between China Harbor and Cañada del Puerto and the vicinity of Scorpion Canyon; Central Valley between Christy airstrip and Valley Anchorage; south side near Smugglers' Cove, Montañon Canyon and near the San Justiniano Road

 

Photos
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Large Brassica nigra growing at Prisoners' Harbor

 

Close-up of the flowers

 

 

Additional distribution information provided by USGS Channel Islands Field Station 2002 - 2003

Original distribution information based on "A Flora of Santa Cruz Island" Steve Junak et al.
Copyright Santa Barbara Botanic Garden & California Native Plant Society 1995.

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