Brassica rapa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Brassica rapa L.

Common mustard, Field mustard, Rape mustard

2017 Cynthia Powell

2008 Neal Kramer

2018 Angelique Herman

2017 Barbara Boethling

2019 Toni Corelli

2017 Barbara Boethling

2009 Zoya Akulova

Brassica rapa is an annual herb that is not native to California.

Cal-IPC rating: limited


	Plant Range Observation Search (1925 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. amplexicaulis ... var. rapa
Genus:	Brassica
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Brassica campestris

Information about Brassica rapa from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BRRA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: limited Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/29/2023).