Pimpinella anisum

Carum carvi

Coriandrum sativum

Cuminum cyminum

Amaranthus L.

Chenopodium capitatum, Blitum capitatum

Chenopodium quinoa

The yellow condiment that we all have in the fridge is indeed made from the seeds of the mustard plant. There are many different varieties of mustard that are used for mustard production, and many different mustards that range from smooth to chunky. Mustard seed is also commonly used whole in various dishes.

Most of us are familiar with canola oil on the shelf in the grocery store. Although the fields of endless yellow flowers that precede the seed that will be pressed to make the oil are beautiful to look at and the plant is produced globally, there is great controversy over this plant’s presence in the Pacific Northwest.