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Brassica rapa L.
field mustard
Symbol: BRRA
Group: Dicot
Family: Brassicaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Biennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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State Distributional Map for BRRA
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Plant Distribution by State

Brassica rapa L.

BRRA

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Related Taxa:
Brassica rapa L.

View 99 genera in Brassicaceae, 17 species in Brassica or click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies and variety profiles.

Distribution of Brassica rapa ssp. rapa. Cultivated, or not in the U.S. Distribution of Brassica rapa ssp. sarson. Cultivated, or not in the U.S. Distribution of Brassica rapa var. amplexicaulis. Introduced. Distribution of Brassica rapa var. dichotoma. Cultivated, or not in the U.S. Distribution of Brassica rapa var. rapa. Introduced. Image Available.
Brassica rapa ssp. rapa
rape mustard		 Brassica rapa ssp. sarson
brown sarson		 Brassica rapa var. amplexicaulis
field mustard		 Brassica rapa var. dichotoma
toria		 Brassica rapa var. rapa
field mustard
Distribution of Brassica rapa var. silvestris. Cultivated, or not in the U.S. Distribution of Brassica rapa var. trilocularis. Cultivated, or not in the U.S.      
Brassica rapa var. silvestris
colza		 Brassica rapa var. trilocularis
yellow sarson		      
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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

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Noxious Weed Information:
Brassica rapa L.
The related entity italicized and indented below 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.
Michigan:
    Brassica L.
        mustard     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Brassica rapa L.
        birdsrape mustard
        wild mustard
        wild turnip
        wild rutabaga
        bird's rape
        field mustard
    Brassica L.
        mustard
This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above are considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 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.
 

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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.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Brassica rapa L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account 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 from The Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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