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field mustard
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field mustard

Brassica rapa

Brassica rapa is a plant species growing in various widely cultivated forms including the turnip (a root vegetable); napa cabbage, bomdong, bok choy, and rapini; and Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera, an oilseed which has many common names, including turnip rape, field mustard, bird rape, and keblock.

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

field mustard in Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.509

field mustard in Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants, Volume 4

Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants, Volume 4

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.21

field mustard in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 3)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 3)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.111

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In the stacks

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53271.