Vascular Plants of North Carolina
Section: Common Name: Scientific Name: Family:
Account for Turnip - Brassica rapa   L.
Members of Brassicaceae:
Members of Brassica with account distribution info or public map:
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Section 6 » Order Capparales » Family Brassicaceae
AuthorL.
DistributionMountains and Piedmont only.

Native of Eurasia and Africa; in N.A. throughout.
AbundanceMostly uncommon.
HabitatRoadsides, fields, pasture, farm woodlot, creekbank, vacant lot, plant dump.
PhenologyFlowering and fruiting March-June.
IdentificationThe species is most similar to B. napus, but that plant is glaucescent (vs. green in B. rapa) and the petals are longer.
Taxonomic Comments
Other Common Name(s)Bird rape, Rapeseed, Canola, Bok Choy
State RankSE
Global RankGNR
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