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Brassica rapa  L.  var. rapa 
field mustard
Brassica rapa var. rapa, a dicot, is an annual herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

The California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) classifies the potential impact of Brassica rapa var. rapa on native ecosystems as limited (plant profile).

Communities: weed, species characteristic of disturbed places
Habitat: disturbed [Walker]
Elevation: between 0 and 5000 feet
Family: BRASSICACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Brassica found in California.
See the more inclusive parent record Brassica rapa.
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Other Names:
(according to)

PLANTS: Brassica campestris ssp. rapifera
PLANTS: Brassica campestris var. rapa
PLANTS: Brassica rapa ssp. campestris
PLANTS: Brassica rapa ssp. olifera
PLANTS: Brassica rapa ssp. rapa
PLANTS: Brassica rapa ssp. rapifera
PLANTS: Brassica rapa ssp. sylvestris
PLANTS: Brassica rapa var. campestris
PLANTS: Caulanthus sulfureus




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Distribution by County: See a detailed   Distribution Grid  of this plant in California.
A shaded county indicates that there are ocurrence records of this plant within the county.

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  There are specimen records from this county in an herbarium.
  There are documented records, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported records.
  There are reported records available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).
Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH.   Click county name to view records.
    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Brassica rapa var. rapa  from other sources:
Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images

website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (BRRAR)

UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery
(profile of this plant as an agricultural weed)

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database

    Citation
    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: May 23, 2013).

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