Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Brassica rapa
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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Learn more about Turnip from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brassica rapa var. rapa
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-11-005?:
Brassica napus
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Brassica rapa
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Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Brassica campestris
COMMON NAME:
Turnip, Field Mustard, Field Rape, Chinese Cabbage
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JK Marlow jkm190427_7817
April Jackson County SC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Field Mustard is the wild ancestor of the cultivated turnip, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm190427_7951
April Jackson County SC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves not lustrous; flower petals deep yellow, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm190427_7953
April Jackson County SC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Terminal lobe of stem leaves wider than lateral lobes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm0505i_35
May Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flowers overtopping or equaling buds when open, petals 6-11(-13)mm, per Flora of North America.
JK Marlow jkm0505i_36
May Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Upper leaves unlobed, toothed or entire, clasping the stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Brassica rapa
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brassica rapa var. rapa
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-11-005?:
Brassica napus
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Brassica rapa
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Brassica campestris