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Taxon: Brassica rapa L. subsp. campestris (L.) A. R. Clapham

Genus: Brassica
Family: Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae).
Nomen number: 409456
Place of publication: A. R. Clapham et al., Fl. Brit. Isles 153. 1952
Comments:
  • or B. rapa Spring Turnip Rape Group
  • includes wild form of cultivated turnip, rape, or colza
Name verified on: 03-Oct-1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 07-Aug-2009
Species priority site is: Northeast Regional PI Station (NE9).
Accessions: 3 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.


SPECIES RESTRICTED BECAUSE STATE NOXIOUS WEED
A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:
AZ(as Brassica campestris)°, IL(as Brassica campestris)°, NE(as Brassica campestris)°.
ªAquatic. *Terrestrial. °In seed.
Link to noxious weed information from Invaders Database System

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Common names:

  • annual turnip rape   (Source: Misc Publ USDA 643 [as B. campestris]) – English
  • bird rape   (Source: Misc Publ USDA 643 [as B. campestris "annual turnip-rape"]) – English
  • colza   (Source: Dict Rehm [as B. rapa subsp. oleifera]) – English
  • field mustard   (Source: Cover Crop Database ) – English
  • summer turnip rape   (Source: Pl Names ) – English
  • turnip rape   (Source: F BritStace [as B. campestris]) – English
  • wild turnip   (Source: F BritStace ) – English
  • navette   (Source: Mansfeld [as B. rapa var. silvestris]) – French
  • navette d'été   (Source: Mansfeld [as B. rapa var. silvestris f. praecox]) – French
  • Rübsen   (Source: Mansfeld [as B. rapa var. silvestris]) – German
  • Sommerrübsen   (Source: Mansfeld [as B. rapa var. silvestris f. praecox]) – German
  • nabo-selvagem   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  • nabo-silvestre   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  • nabina   (Source: UPOV ) – Spanish
  • nabo de verano   (Source: Misc Publ USDA 643 [as B. campestris "annual turnip-rape"]) – Spanish
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Economic importance:

  • Harmful organism host: crop diseases; crop pests   (fide WorldWeeds 123. 1997, as B. campestris)
  • Environmental: soil improver   (fide Cover Crop Database, as B. campestris)
  • Human food: oil/fat   (from seeds fide USDA Misc. Publ. 643:15. 1948)
  • Medicines: folklore   (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2)
  • Vertebrate poisons: mammals   (fide Cooper & Johnson ed2, as B. campestris)
  • Weed: also potential seed contaminant   (fide WorldWeeds 117. 1997, as B. campestris)
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Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    Northern Africa: Algeria; Libya; Morocco; Tunisia

      Naturalized:
  • EUROPE
    Europe
  • ALSO
    Asia [c.]

      Other:
  • exact native range obscure

References:


Synonyms:


Check other databases for Brassica rapa L. subsp. campestris (L.) A. R. Clapham:

  • Flora of China: Online version from Harvard University
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops

Images:

  • GRIN Images of germplasm accessions.
  • Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
  • Seeds: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
More:
  • 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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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?409456 (09 February 2010)

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