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Brassica rapa L.
field mustard

       
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Photo of Brassica rapa L.
Carole Ritchie. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Sweden, Svalof. Usage Requirements.
 
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Brassica rapa L.

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Distribution:
Brassica rapa L.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, 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)
 

Related Taxa:
Brassica rapa L.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 19 species in Brassica or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Brassica rapa L. var. amplexicaulis Tanaka & Ono. .
Brassica rapa var. amplexicaulis
field mustard
Distribution of Brassica rapa L. var. dichotoma (Roxb. ex Fleming) Kitam.. .
Brassica rapa var. dichotoma
toria
Distribution of Brassica rapa L. var. rapa. . Image Available.
Brassica rapa var. rapa
field mustard
Distribution of Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Briggs. .
Brassica rapa var. silvestris
colza
Distribution of Brassica rapa L. var. trilocularis (Roxb.) Kitam.. .
Brassica rapa var. trilocularis
yellow sarson
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Brassica rapa L.

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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 rapa L. – field mustard
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Brassica rapa L.

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 rapa L.

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

This plant and 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.
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. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Brassica rapa L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Brassica rapa L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23063.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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