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Brassica fruticulosa subsp. mauritanica

Newtown, Wellington. Apr 2009.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Newtown, Wellington. Apr 2009.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Empty fruits, Newtown, Wellington. Apr 2009.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Silique. Newtown, Wellington. Apr. 2009.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Wanganui. Aug 2007.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Wanganui. Aug 2007.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

twiggy turnip

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

Yellow

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Authority

Brassica fruticulosa subsp. mauritanica (Coss.) Maire

Endemic family

No

Ecology

Year naturalised

1957

Origin

Mediterranean, S. Europe, N. Africa

Other information

Etymology

brassica: From the Latin brassica used by Pliny the Elder, derived from the Celtic bresic, the name for cabbage.