Brassica juncea var. integrifolia ("Takana")

Japanese name: タカナ （高菜）
Scientific name: Brassica juncea var. integrifolia

[Overview]
A biennial classified among the takana types of karashina (mustard greens).
The stems and leaves are hairy.
The leaves are alternate, mostly with few lobes, and are soft and large.
The cross-section of the midrib is semicircular.
The flowers are borne in racemes at the stem tips and are yellow with 4 petals.

[Uses]
The leaves are used as a vegetable, mainly pickled.

[Cultivation]
Pests and diseases include virus diseases, clubroot, downy mildew, aphids, diamondback moths and armyworms.

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