Annual or winter annual with taproot. Stems smooth, erect, usually growing 2 to 3 feet (60 to 90 cm) tall. Leaves: upper ones short-petioled, lance-shaped, tapering gradually from a broad base; lower ones petioled, deeply lobed, leaf margins coarsely toothed. Flowers yellow, with 4 petals. Seed pods 1 to 2 inches long, tips conical. Seeds rounded, reddish-brown, surface pitted. Found in small grain and legume fields., sarepta sinep e. sarepta kapsasrohi (Brassica juncea) - Indias ja mujal Aasias ning Ida-Euroopas tuntud õli- ja sinepikultuur. Ta on naeri ja musta sinepi looduslik ristand. ... Hiinas on aga sarepta sinepil hoopis teistsugune koht, ta on seal väga tähtis köögivili. Hiinas on temast aretatud väga erisuguseid sorte, millised Euroopas on peaaegu tundmatud.