Brassica rapa facts for kids
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B. campestris L. |
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Brassica rapa L. (syn. Brassica campestris L.), commonly known as turnip, turnip rape, fast plants, field mustard, or turnip mustard, is a plant widely cultivated as a leaf vegetable (see mizuna and napa cabbage), a root vegetable (see turnip), and an oilseed (but not normally rapeseed oil, from a different Brassica species).
The oilseeds known as canola are sometimes particular varieties of Brassica rapa (termed Polish Canola) but mostly the related species Brassica napus and Brassica juncea.
Images for kids
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Illustration of Brassica rapa from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu
See also
In Spanish: Brassica rapa para niños
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