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Brassica rapa

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Family Brassicaceae

Taxonomy: Brassica rapa L.

Synonyms: 16 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Brassica asperifolia Lam. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica campestris L. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica chinensis L. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica rapa L. subsp. rapa (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Brassica rapa subsp. campestris (L.) A.R.Clapham (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera (DC.) Metzg. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica rapa subsp. oleifolia W.R.Barker, R.M.Barker, Jessop & Vonow (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica rapa subsp. silvestris Janch. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica rapa subsp. silvestris S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Pickard (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris G.M.Cunn., W.E.Mulham, P.L.Milthorpe & J.H.Leigh (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris Jessup (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris M.Gray & P.W.Michael (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris Retter & G.J.Harden (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica rapa var. sylvestris Briggs (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brassica rapa var. sylvestris Purchas & Ley (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (16), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (12), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (13), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (13), Standish_2019 (6), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (28). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 49 traits from 111 records in 15 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 53.75 mm (40-70 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): silique (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 275 mm (150-400 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (3); oblong (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (7); biennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: SAH_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
  • root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
  • storage_organ (categorical): root_tuber (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
seed morphology
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): globoid (1); ovoid (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
eFLOWER_Dun_20222428L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
ABRS_20231416Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_20231213VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_20231113S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231012N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Standish_201966R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019.
SAH_202244S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202233N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
WAH_2023_211Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.