Tansy mustard, Mountain tansy mustard
Descurainia pinnata

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb. It grows each year from seed. The flowers are bright yellow. The seed pods are long and slender.

Where it is found

It is a warm temperate of subtropical plant. It grows in the desert in SW of the USA. It can grow in arid places. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Asia, Korea, Mexico, North America, South America, USA

How it is used for food

The seed are used for a ground meal called pinole. They are also used to flavour soups. The leaves are boiled or roasted and eaten. They are also eaten raw. The leaves are used to make drinks with lime juice. The pods are mustard flavour and are nibbled.

Edible parts

Leaves, seeds, pods

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Sisymbrium canescens Nutt.; Sophia pinnata (Walter) Howell; and several others