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Brassica rapa L. var. rapa
field mustard

       
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Photo of Brassica rapa L. var. rapa
Brassica campestris

Carole Ritchie. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. India. Usage Requirements.
 
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Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

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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:
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

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Distribution Map Legend

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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)
 

Related Taxa:
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

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

Classification:
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

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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
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. 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. 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. 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. var. rapa

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 rapa L. var. rapa

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 526965.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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