Brassica napus L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Rape
🇫🇷 Colza

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Malvids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Subfamily: Brassicoideae
Tribe: Brassiceae
Genus: Brassica
Species: Brassica napus

Varieties

Brassica napus var. napus

Presence

Introduced, not established.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable

Notes

Stabilized hybrid of B. oleracea L., 1753 × B. rapa L., 1753.

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

B. napus var. napus L., 1753, M;
B. napus var. pabularia (DC.) Holub, 1993;
B. napus var. rapifera Metzg., 1833, M (het. syn. B. napus var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb., 1833).

Photographs

img/brassica-napus.webp — Brassica napus

img/brassica-napus-2.webp — Brassica napus

img/brassica-napus-3.webp — Brassica napus

img/brassica-napus-4.webp — Brassica napus - Flower buds

img/brassica-napus-5.webp — Brassica napus - Cauline leaf

img/brassica-napus-6.webp — Brassica napus - Basal leaf

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 576). Biotope.