Unlike cressleaf, yellow rocket is in the mustard family. The flowers look very different from cressleaf and the plants are typically shorter on green stems and grow with a taproot.

The yellow bloom of the invasive plant Brassica nigra, better known as black mustard, has covered the hillsides throughout the Santa Monica Mountains and much of the West.

Mustard is a popular condiment made from the seeds of the mustard plant. Modern science is starting to link it to health benefits ranging from lower blood sugar levels to increased protection from ...