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Learn more about Rape from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Brassica napus
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Brassica napus
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-11-005:
Brassica napus
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
COMMON NAME:
Rape, Canola, Rutabaga
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_brassica_napus
April Catawba County NC
The seeds of this species are the source of "canola" oil, per Weakley's Flora (2012).