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Taxon: Brassica napus L. subsp. napus

Genus: Brassica
Family: Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae) tribe: Brassiceae.
Nomen number: 311781
Comment: or B. napus Oil Rape Group
Name verified on: 10-Feb-2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 10-Feb-2012
Species priority site is: North Central Regional PI Station (NC7).
Accessions: 72 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


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Common names:

  • annual rape   (Source: Federal Seed Act ) – English   [Brassica napus subsp. napus forma annua]
  • Argentine canola   (Source: Genome 44:738. 2001) – English
  • canola   (Source: McFerson, p.c.) – English
  • colza   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – English
  • Hanover-salad   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – English   [Brassica napus subsp. napus var. pabularia]
  • oilseed rape   (Source: CRC MedHerbs ed2 ) – English
  • rape   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  • rape kale   (Source: Misc Publ USDA 643) – English   [Brassica napus subsp. napus var. pabularia]
  • Siberian kale   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – English   [Brassica napus subsp. napus var. pabularia]
  • summer rape   (Source: Misc Publ USDA 643 [as B. napus var. annua]) – English   [Brassica napus subsp. napus forma annua]
  • Swede rape   (Source: Misc Publ USDA 643 [as B. napus var. biennis]) – English   [Brassica napus subsp. napus forma napus]
  • winter rape   (Source: Misc Publ USDA 643 [as B. napus var. biennis]) – English   [Brassica napus subsp. napus forma napus]
  • ou zhou you cai   (Source: F ChinaEng ) – Transcribed Chinese
  • chou à faucher   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French   [Brassica napus subsp. napus var. pabularia]
  • colza d'hiver   (Source: Misc Publ USDA 643 [as B. napus var. biennis]) – French   [Brassica napus subsp. napus forma napus]
  • colza de printemps   (Source: Misc Publ USDA 643 [as B. napus var. annua]) – French   [Brassica napus subsp. napus forma annua]
  • navette   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French
  • Raps   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  • Schnittkohl   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – German   [Brassica napus subsp. napus var. pabularia]
  • Sommerraps   (Source: Misc Publ USDA 643 [as B. napus var. annua]) – German   [Brassica napus subsp. napus forma annua]
  • Winterraps   (Source: Misc Publ USDA 643 [as B. napus var. biennis]) – German   [Brassica napus subsp. napus forma napus]
  • colza   (Source: Mult Glossary Crops ) – Italian
  • ravizzone   (Source: F Ital ) – Italian
  • seiyō-aburana   (Source: F Japan ) – Japanese Rōmaji
  • couve-nabiça   (Source: Euphytica 159:111.) – Portuguese   [Brassica napus subsp. napus var. pabularia]
  • kol'za   (Source: Mansf Ency ) – Transliterated Russian
  • nabicol   (Source: Euphytica 159:111.) – Spanish   [Brassica napus subsp. napus var. pabularia]
  • nabina   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish
  • nabo   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish
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Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Cultivated:
  • widely cultivated, especially in temperate regions

References:

  • Federal Seed Act and Regulations, Agricultural and Vegetable Kind Lists, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch.
  • Cheng, B. F. et al. 2001. Low glucosinolate Brassica juncea breeding line revealed to be nullisomic. Genome 44:738. [cites B. napus as one source of oilseed Brassica crops in Canada].
  • Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning. [poisonous].
  • Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs.
  • Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
  • Everest, S. L. 1981. Poisonous plants of Australia. [poisonous].
  • Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6.
  • Hasan, M. et al. 2006. Analysis of genetic diversity in the Brassica napus L. gene pool using SSR markers. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 53:793–802.
  • Heenan, P. B. et al. 2007. Experimental hybridisation of Brassica species in New Zealand. New Zealand J. Bot. 45:53–66.
  • Hegi, G. et al. 1986. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa. ed. 1:1906-1931; ed. 2:1936-68; ed. 3:1966-
  • International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
  • Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993–. Flora of Japan.
  • Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. [poisonous].
  • Kunakh, V. A. et al. 2008. Mixoploidy in wild and cultivated species of Cruciferae capable of hybridizing with rapeseed Brassica napus. Cytol. & Genet. 42:204–209.
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  • Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
  • Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2.
  • McFerson, J. 1994. pers. comm. [re. common names].
  • Musil, A. F. 1948. Distinguishing species of Brassica by their seeds. Misc. Publ. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 643:1–35.
  • Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  • Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  • Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants.
  • Rosenthal, E. 2007. With measure of caution, Europe joins biofuel gold rush. [re. potential use as fuel substitute].
  • Rygulla, W. et al. 2007. Broadening the genetic basis of Verticillium longisporum resistance in Brassica napus by interspecific hybridization. Phytopathology 97:1391–1396.
  • Snowdon, R. et al. 2005–. Oilseed crops. Chapter 7. Brassica oilseeds. Pp. 4:195–230 in: Singh, R. J. et al., eds., Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement.
  • Warwick, S. I. et al. 2006. Brassicaceae: Species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Pl. Syst. Evol. 259:249–258. [lists as B. napus subsp. napus].
  • Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994–. Flora of China (English edition).

Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Brassica napus L. subsp. napus:

  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • Flora of China: Online version from Harvard University
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops

Images:

  • GRIN Images of germplasm accessions.
  • Seeds or fruits: Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
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  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.
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