pale cabbage; Asian mustard
A plant species (Brassica tournefortii) also known as Asian mustard. The name is usually written in katakana.
Pale cabbage is a plant native to the Mediterranean coast.
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is almost always written in kana.
The name ハリゲナタネ (針毛菜種) literally means 'needle-hair rapeseed', referring to the plant's bristly hairs and its relation to the Brassicaceae family. The exact derivation is uncertain.