Brassica napus Linnaeus (Q3623)

taxon name

Brassica napus

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taxon authority

Linnaeus

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taxon rank

species

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taxon status

accepted

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common name

colza (French)

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chou-rave (French)

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chou navet (French)

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rutabaga (French)

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moutarde-navet (French)

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navet (French)

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rapeseed (English)

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winter rape (English)

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canola (English)

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rutabaga (English)

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Swedish turnip (English)

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oilseed rape (English)

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Canola (English)

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oilseed rape (English)

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rape (English)

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rapeseed (English)

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rutabaga (English)

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swede (English)

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swede rape (English)

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Swedish turnip (English)

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VasCan taxon numeric id

3922

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distribution

CA-BC

present

introduced

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Douglas, G.W., G.B. Straley, D.V. Meidinger & J. Pojar. 1998. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia. B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks and B.C. Ministry of Forests. Victoria. Crown Publications. 8 vols.

CA-AB

present

introduced

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Moss, E.H. 1983. Flora of Alberta. 2nd edition, revised by J.G. Packer. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. 687 pp.

CA-SK

present

introduced

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Harms, V.L. 2006. Annotated catalogue of Saskatchewan vascular plants. http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/Docs/AnnotatedCatalogueSKVascPlants2006.pdf

CA-MB

present

introduced

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Manitoba Checklist, 2002

CA-ON

present

introduced

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Newmaster, S.G., A. Lehela, M.J. Oldham, P.W.C. Uhlig & S. McMurray. 1998. Ontario Plant List. Ontario Forest Research Institute, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Forest Information Paper No. 123. 550 pp.

CA-QC

present

introduced

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Marie-Victorin, Fr. 1995. Flore laurentienne. 3e éd. Mise à jour et annotée par L. Brouillet, S.G. Hay, I. Goulet, M. Blondeau, J. Cayouette et J. Labrecque. Gaétan Morin éditeur. 1093 pp.

CA-NB

present

introduced

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Hinds, H.R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick : a manual for the identification of the vascular plants of New Brunswick. 2nd edition. Biology Department, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. 699 pp.

CA-PE

excluded

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Catling, P.M., D.S. Erskine & R.B. MacLaren. 1985. The Plants of Prince Edward Island with new records, nomenclatural changes, and corrections and deletions. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch, Ottawa. Publication 1798. 272 pp.

CA-NS

present

introduced

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Zinck, M. 1998. Roland's Flora of Nova Scotia. Nimber Publishing & Nova Scotia Museum. Halifax, N. S. 2 vols. 1297 pp.

Newfoundland, CA

present

introduced

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Meades, S., S.G. Hay & L. Brouillet. 2000. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador. Published in association with A Digital Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador Vascular Plants. http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm (consulted 2009-09-02) http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm

Labrador, CA

present

introduced

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Meades, S., S.G. Hay & L. Brouillet. 2000. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador. Published in association with A Digital Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador Vascular Plants. http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm (consulted 2009-09-02) http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm

CA-NT

present

introduced

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Porsild, A.E. & W.J. Cody. 1980. Vascular Plants of the Continental Northwest Territories, Canada. National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, Ont. 667 pp.

Greenland, GL

present

introduced

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Böcher, T.W., B. Fredskild, K. Holmen & K. Jakobsen. 1978. Grønlands Flora. P. Haase & Søns Forlag, København. 326 pp.

CA-AB

Alta.

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CA-BC

B.C.

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CA-MB

Man.

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CA-NB

N.B.

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CA-NL

Nfld. and Labr.

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CA-NT

N.W.T.

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CA-NS

N.S.

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CA-ON

Ont.

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CA-PE

P.E.I.

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CA-QC

Que.

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CA-SK

Sask.

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US-AK

Alaska

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US-AZ

Ariz.

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US-AR

Ark.

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US-CA

Calif.

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US-CO

Colo.

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US-CT

Conn.

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US-DE

Del.

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US-DC

D.C.

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US-FL

Fla.

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US-GA

Ga.

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US-ID

Idaho

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US-IL

Ill.

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US-IN

Ind.

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US-IA

Iowa

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US-KY

Ky.

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US-LA

La.

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US-ME

Maine

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US-MD

Md.

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US-MA

Mass.

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US-MI

Mich.

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US-MS

Miss.

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US-MO

Mo.

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US-NH

N.H.

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US-NJ

N.J.

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US-NY

N.Y.

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US-NC

N.C.

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US-OH

Ohio

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US-OK

Okla.

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US-OR

Oreg.

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US-PA

Pa.

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US-TN

Tenn.

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US-UT

Utah

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US-VT

Vt.

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US-VA

Va.

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US-WA

Wash.

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US-WV

W.Va.

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US-WI

Wis.

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Europe

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Asia

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Africa

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also in Mexico

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Central America

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South America

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Atlantic Islands

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Australia

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parent taxon

Brassica Linnaeus

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taxon habit

herb

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GBIF taxon key

3042636

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

IUCN Redlist Category

NE

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

phenology

Flowering May–Sep.

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taxon habitat

roadsides

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disturbed areas

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waste places

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cultivated

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abandoned fields

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cultivation

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elevation

0-500 m

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special status

I

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taxon description fragment

Stems branched distally, 3–13 dm.

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d0_s3

petiole (often winged), to 15 cm;

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d0_s5

blade lyrate-pinnatifid, ± pinnately lobed, 5–25 (–40) cm × 20–70 (–100) mm, lobes 0–6 each side, (smaller than terminal), surfaces (glaucous), glabrous or sparsely hairy when immature, glabrescent, or, rarely, pubescent.

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d0_s6

Cauline leaves (middle and distal) sessile;

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d0_s7

blade base auriculate or amplexicaul, (margins entire).

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d0_s8

Fruiting pedicels spreading to ascending (slender), 1–3 cm.

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d0_s10

Flowers: sepals (5–) 6–10 × 1.5–2.5 mm;

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d0_s11

petals golden or creamy to pale-yellow, broadly obovate, 10–16 × (5–) 6–9 (–10) mm, claw 5–9 mm, apex rounded;

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d0_s12

filaments (5–) 7–10 mm;

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d0_s13

anthers 1.5–2.5 mm.

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d0_s14

Fruits spreading to ascending, smooth or slightly torulose, terete, (3.5–) 5–10 (–11) cm × (2.5–) 3.5–5 mm;

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d0_s15

valvular segment with 12–20 (–30) seeds per locule, (3–) 4–8.5 (–9.5) cm, terminal segment usually seedless, rarely 1 or 2-seeded (attenuate-conic, thin), (5–) 9–16 mm.

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d0_s16

Seeds dark-brown to black, light-brown, or reddish, 1.8–2.7 (–3) mm diam.;

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