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Brassica rapa var. rapa

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Common names

turnip

Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Brassicaceae

Authority

Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

Ecology

Year naturalised

1864

Origin

Europe

Other information

Etymology

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

NVS code

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BRARVR

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