Native to the Euro-Mediterranean region, extending to Central Asia, Western Asia, India, Indochina, China. Cultivated since ancient times as a condiment, and frequently occurring as a weed, so origin is obscure. Also used to make mustard oil. Introduced in Northern Europe, Russian Far East, South Africa, North America, Central America, Caribbean, South America (Western), New Zealand.
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Brassica sinapoides | Roth |
| Sinapis nigra | Linnaeus |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| black mustard | English |
| Schwarzer Senf | German |
| Senfkohl | German |
| chou noir | French |
| moutarde noire | French |
| sénevé noir | French |
| jenape | Spanish |
| mostaza negra | Spanish |
| cavolo nero | Italian |
| cavolo senape nera | Italian |
| senape nera | Italian |
| zwarte mosterd | Dutch |
| mostarda-negra | Portuguese |
| mostarda-ordinária | Portuguese |
| rinchões | Portuguese |
| svartsenap | Swedish |
| kurogarashi | Japanese |
| クロガラシ | Japanese |
| горчица черная | Russian |
| sort sennep | Danish |
| svartsennep | Norwegian |
| mustasinappi | Finnish |
| kara hardal | Turkish |
| keruv shachor | Hebrew |
| כְּרוּב שָׁחוֹר | Hebrew |
| gorczyca czarna | Polish |
| kapusta czarna | Polish |
| kapusta gorczyca | Polish |
| fekete mustár | Hungarian |
| lakra e zezë | Albanian |
| ziapa | Basque |
| черен синап | Bulgarian |
| черна горчица | Bulgarian |
| assiep | Catalan |
| mostassa negra | Catalan |
| moustàrda néra | Catalan |
| ruspe | Catalan |
| séme | Catalan |
| sendrous | Catalan |
| siep | Catalan |
| hēi gài | Chinese |
| 黑芥 | Chinese |
| crna vrzina | Croatian |
| brukev černá | Czech |
| brukev černohořčice | Czech |
| černohořčice | Czech |
| must kapsasrohi | Estonian |
| must sinep | Estonian |
| βρασσική μελανή | Greek |
| sarson ka tel | Hindi |
| सरसों का तेल | Hindi |
| praiseach dhubh | Irish |
| melnā sinep | Latvian |
| juodasis bastutis | Lithuanian |
| assiep | Occitan |
| moustàrda néra | Occitan |
| moustarde | Occitan |
| ruspe | Occitan |
| sendrous | Occitan |
| siep | Occitan |
| muştar-negru | Romanian |
| црна репица | Serbian |
| црни купус | Serbian |
| horčica čierna | Slovak |
| kapusta čierna | Slovak |
| črna ogrščica | Slovene |
| гірчиця чорна | Ukrainian |
| cedw du | Welsh |
