Brassica rapa

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Family:	BRASSICACEAE
Species:	Brassica rapa L.
Common Name:	Turnip; Field Mustard; Bird's Rape
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Biennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native
References:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	BRASSICACEAE - Mustard family
Genus	Brassica
Species	Brassica rapa L. - Turnip; Field Mustard; Bird's Rape

Citation

Citation	Brassica rapa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 666–667. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	"Rapum" in Mattioli, Pl. Epit., 219, 219, 1586. Lectotypified by Oost et al., Taxon 36: 626. 1987.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Brassica campestris

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Limestone, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Tuscaloosa

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1957 - 1979

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
JSU114720	Jackson	13 Mar 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 368	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
AMAL00004436	Mobile	28 Apr 2013	Horne, Howard E. 2127	AMAL Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114715	Colbert	11 Apr 1978	Kral, Robert 61459	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
TROY000037752	Butler	23 Feb 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 23751	TROY Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114728	Marshall	22 Apr 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1376	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
UNA00012443	Bibb	15 Mar 1975	Thompson, Meta H. 58	UNA Brassica rapa L.
ALNHS00005216	Cherokee	06 APR 2017	Barger, T. Wayne SP#3285	ALNHS Brassica rapa L.
TROY000039151	Montgomery	30 Mar 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 24915	TROY Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114717	Cullman	20 Jun 1975	Whetstone, R. David 4895	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114724	Jefferson	23 May 1984	Barber, J. Patrick 342	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
UNA00012447	Tuscaloosa	09 Feb 1957	Deason, Temd R. s.n.	UNA Brassica rapa L.
JSU114713	Calhoun	17 Mar 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1206	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
UNA00012442	Tuscaloosa	15 Apr 1979	Cunningham, Ann 97	UNA Brassica rapa L.
UWAL0032288	Jackson	08 Apr 2016	England, J. Kevin 6151	UWAL Brassica rapa Linnaeus var. rapa
JSU114709	Calhoun	15 Mar 1955	Kurzhals, Jane s.n.	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
UNA00059040	Calhoun	10 Mar 2002	Spaulding, Daniel D. 11083	UNA Brassica rapa L.
AMAL00013006	Lawrence	25 Apr 1989	Shelton, Todd	AMAL Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114712	Calhoun	8 Apr 1969	Tudor, Jessica 5	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114727	Marshall	28 Mar 1973	Whetstone, R. David 983	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114711	Calhoun	6 Apr 1983	Reedy, Jane 038	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
AMAL00013005	Morgan	22 May 1989	Roden, Leah	AMAL Brassica rapa Linnaeus
ALNHS00001818	Colbert	27 Feb 2013	Barger, T. Wayne FH-5	ALNHS Brassica rapa L. var. rapa
JSU114725	Limestone	13 Mar 1997	Hofmann, Tim L. 00248	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
TROY000017099	Calhoun	10 Mar 2002	Spaulding, Daniel D. 11083	TROY Brassica rapa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_56405	Limestone	13 Apr 1973	Kral, Robert 49513	AUA Brassica Rapa L.
UNA00012441	Hale	23 Apr 1966	Williams, Norris H. 228	UNA Brassica rapa L.
AMAL00014915	DeKalb	19 Mar 2007	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12575	AMAL Brassica rapa L. var. rapa
AMAL00018323	Jackson	31 Mar 2010	Barger, T. Wayne HC-489	AMAL Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114731	Morgan	29 Mar 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 9629	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114718	Etowah	4 Jun 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 1779	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
SAMF0008305	Morgan	05 Apr 2016	Barger, T. Wayne SP#2174	SAMF Brassica rapa Linnaeus
AMAL00016533	Jackson	17 Mar 2009	Barger, T. Wayne HC-70	AMAL Brassica rapa Linnaeus
UWAL0008021	DeKalb	19 Mar 2007	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12575	UWAL Brassica rapa L. var. rapa
JSU114723	Jackson	10 Mar 1974	Whetstone, R. David 2229	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114722	Jackson	14 Mar 1973	Whetstone, R. David 982	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114730	Morgan	2 Apr 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 513	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
UWAL0051845	Bullock	02 Jul 2020	Horne, Howard E. 4955	UWAL Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114710	Calhoun	8 Apr 1969	Tudor, Jessica 5	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114726	Marshall	22 Apr 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1422	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
TROY000022892	DeKalb	19 Mar 2007	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12575	TROY Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114719	Etowah	12 Mar 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 742	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
TROY000028765	Marengo	27 Feb 2009	England, J. Kevin 1629	TROY Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114729	Marshall	24 Mar 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1183	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114708	Blount	26 Mar 1980	Allred, S. 016	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
UNA00069053	DeKalb	19 Mar 2007	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12575	UNA Brassica rapa L. var. rapa
AMAL00006023	Calhoun	10 Mar 2002	Spaulding, Daniel D. 11083	AMAL Brassica rapa Linnaeus
AMAL00017789	Cherokee	10 Apr 2008	Barger, T. Wayne IM-429	AMAL Brassica rapa Linnaeus
UWAL0016499	Marshall	27 Feb 2013	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13691	UWAL Brassica rapa L.
JSU114721	Jackson	14 Mar 1973	Whetstone, R. David 982	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
TROY000032988	Butler	06 May 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 22034	TROY Brassica rapa Linnaeus
JSU114716	Cullman	20 Jun 1975	Whetstone, R. David 4895	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
UWAL0042808	Baldwin	18 Jan 2001	Larsen, Harry S. 733	UWAL Brassica rapa L.
JSU114714	Clay	19 Feb 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 1125	JSU Brassica rapa Linnaeus
TROY000031112	Limestone	13 Apr 1973	Kral, Robert 49513	TROY Brassica rapa Linnaeus
AMAL00002760	Marshall	27 Feb 2013	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13691	AMAL Brassica rapa L.
AMAL00010425	Chilton	10 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15121	AMAL Brassica rapa L.

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For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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