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Seemingly everywhere in California this year following an unusually wet winter, wild black mustard is highly flammable -- and useful in pursuits from dyeing fabric to making salad.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — While ripping out yellow blooms blanketing hillsides in Los Angeles, Max Kingery has been questioned about his fervor for killing flowers.

Among the most prominent of blooming plants in California is the highly flammable wild mustard that threatens to fuel wildfires.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — While ripping out yellow blooms blanketing hillsides in Los Angeles, Max Kingery has been questioned about his fervor for killing flowers.

SAN DIEGO (AP) – While ripping out yellow blooms blanketing hillsides in Los Angeles, United States Max Kingery has been questioned about his fervour for killing flowers. But the clothing designer who used the plants to dye his spring and summer lines said he takes no offence at being accused of pillaging this part of […]

While ripping out yellow blooms blanketing hillsides in Los Angeles, Max Kingery has been questioned about his fervor for killing flowers.

California is blooming with wild mustard this year. The invasive species smothers native plants and serves as tinder for wildfires in a state already ravaged by blazes. In response, artists are using the plant as dye and chefs are cooking with it.

The invasive species first brought to California by colonists in the 1700s also smothers native plants, transforming the landscape

Among the most prominent of blooming plants that are seemingly everywhere in California this year following an unusually wet winter is the highly flammable wild mustard that threatens to fuel

Among the most prominent of blooming plants that are seemingly everywhere in California this year following an unusually wet winter is the highly flammable wild mustard.