PLANTS Profile for Brassica napus var. napus (rape)

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PLANTS Profile

Brassica napus L. var. napus
rape

Symbol:

BRNAN2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Brassicaceae

Duration:

Annual
Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48


Other common names:
	winter rape
	summer rape

More Information:

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Brassica napus L. var. napus

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Synonyms:
Brassica napus L. var. napus

	BRNA2	Brassica napobrassica (L.) Mill.
	BRNAA	Brassica napus L. var. annua W.D.J. Koch
	BRNAN	Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.
	BRNAO	Brassica napus L. var. oleifera Delile

Distribution:
Brassica napus L. var. napus


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USA (MS)

Related Taxa:
Brassica napus L. var. napus

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 19 species in Brassica, 2 varieties in Brassica napus L.

Classification:
Brassica napus L. var. napus

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Capparales
Family	Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus	Brassica L. – mustard
Species	Brassica napus L. – rape
Variety	Brassica napus L. var. napus – rape

Noxious Weed Information:
Brassica napus L. var. napus

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Michigan:
Brassica
mustard		Noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Brassica napus L. var. napus

Brassica
mustard

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Introduced Information:
Brassica napus L. var. napus

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Brassica napus L. var. napus

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530955.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 07:10 AM CST