- Family:
- Brassicaceae Burnett
- Genus:
- Brassica L.
Brassica napus L.

[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Adventicia en Colombia; Alt. 2200 - 2600 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
[FTEA]
Cruciferae, Bengt Jonsell (University of Stockholm). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1982
- Diagnostic
- Very similar to B. rapa but basal leaves glaucous, glabrous or very sparsely hispidulous especially along the nerves, open flowers not overtopping buds, sepals ascending, petals 10–18 mm. long.
- Habitat
- Cultivated land; 1750–2300 m.
- Distribution
- K3 K4 widespread in N. Africa, Europe and Asia
[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- canola, nabo
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2200–2600 m a.s.l. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC, Cundinamarca, Putumayo.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]
- Use Animal Food
- Used as animal food.
- Use Environmental
- Environmental uses.
- Use Fuel
- Used for fuels.
- Use Gene Sources
- Used as gene sources.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
- Use Poisons
- Poisons.
Native to:
France
Introduced into:
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Crozet Is., Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, Ethiopia, Falkland Is., Florida, Galápagos, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kentucky, Kenya, Kerguelen, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Labrador, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Mali, Manitoba, Marshall Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Rodrigues, Réunion, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South Australia, Spain, Tasmania, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yemen
- Brassica campestris subsp. annua Schübl. & G.Martens
- Brassica campestris subsp. biennis Schübl. & G.Martens
- Brassica campestris subsp. napobrassica (L.) Schübl. & G.Martens
- Brassica campestris subsp. napus (L.) Hook.f.
- Brassica campestris subsp. rapifera (Metzg.) Sinskaya
- Brassica gongylodes Mill.
- Brassica harmsiana O.E.Schulz
- Brassica macrorhiza Gray
- Brassica napobrassica Mill.
- Brassica napus subsp. oleifera (DC.) Metzg.
- Brassica napus convar. pabularia (DC.) Holub
- Brassica napus subsp. rapifera Metzg.
- Brassica napus var. schebalinae Bondartseva & Pivov.
- Brassica napus convar. sibirica (Scheb.) Bondartseva & Pivov.
- Brassica oleifera Moench
- Brassica oleracea var. napobrassica L.
- Brassica praecox Kit. ex Hornem.
- Brassica praecox Waldst. & Kit. ex DC.
- Brassica quadrivalvis Hook.f. & Thomson
- Brassica rapa subsp. rapifera Metzg.
- Brassica sativa subsp. napus (L.) Clavaud
- Brassica stricta Nestl. ex DC.
- Crucifera napus (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Napus oleifera K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.
- Rapa napus (L.) Mill.
- Raphanus napus (L.) Crantz
- Sinapis glauca Roxb.
- Sinapis napus (L.) Brot.
Brassica napus L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jun 20, 2013 | UK | K000914161 | No | ||
Jun 20, 2013 | UK | K000914163 | No | ||
Jun 20, 2013 | UK | K000914162 | No | ||
Jun 22, 2005 | India | K000247165 | No | ||
UK | K000914164 | No | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4796] | Sinapis glauca | K001039929 | Yes | ||
Cope, T.A. [RBG 432], Great Britain | Brassica napus subsp. oleifera | K000914161 | Yes | ||
Cope, T.A. [RBG 479], Great Britain | Brassica napus subsp. oleifera | K000914164 | No | ||
Cope, T.A. [RBG 479], Great Britain | Brassica napus subsp. oleifera | K000914162 | Yes | ||
Cope, T.A. [RBG 479], Great Britain | Brassica napus subsp. oleifera | K000914163 | Yes | ||
Hooker, J.D. [s.n], India | Brassica quadrivalvis | K000247163 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Hooker, J.D. [210], India | Brassica quadrivalvis | K000247164 | Unknown type material | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 666 (1753)
Accepted by
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