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Brassica rapa L. var. rapa
field mustard

   
Symbol: BRRAR
Group: Dicot
Family: Brassicaceae
Duration: Annual
Biennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
  
  
  
  



   
Other common names:
  turnip
Photograph of Brassica rapa L. var. rapa
Carole Ritchie. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. India.
 
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Synonyms:
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

  BRCA2 Brassica campestris L.  
  BRCAR2 Brassica campestris L. ssp. rapifera (Metzger) Sinsk.  
  BRCAR Brassica campestris L. var. rapa (L.) Hartm.  
  BRRAC Brassica rapa L. ssp. campestris (L.) Clapham  
  BRRAO Brassica rapa L. ssp. olifera DC.  
  BRRAR2 Brassica rapa L. ssp. rapa   rape mustard
  BRRAR3 Brassica rapa L. ssp. rapifera Metzger  
  BRRAS8 Brassica rapa L. ssp. sylvestris Janchen  
  BRRAC2 Brassica rapa L. var. campestris (L.) W.D.J. Koch  
  CASU20 Caulanthus sulfureus Payson  
 

Distribution by State:
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

Distributional Map for Brassica rapa L. var. rapa
Distribution Map Legend

Brassica rapa L. var. rapa distribution:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

107 genera in Brassicaceae, 19 species in Brassica, 5 varieties in Brassica rapa L.
 

Classification:
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

     
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 rapa L. – field mustard
Variety   Brassica rapa L. var. rapa – field mustard
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

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.

Michigan:
Brassica
mustard Noxious weed
 

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

Brassica
mustard
Brassica rapa
bird's rape
birdsrape mustard
field mustard
wild mustard
wild rutabaga
wild turnip

The related entities 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.

STATE Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SWSS Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.
 

Introduced Information:
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.

 

 

 
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