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Taxon:  Brassica napus L. subsp. rapifera Metzg. (Brassica napus Rutabaga Group)



Summary
Genus:
Brassica
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
319659
Place of publication:
Trudy Prikl. Bot. 19:262. 1928
Comment:
  • [or Brassica napus Rutabaga Group]
  • derived from B. oleracea × B. napus
  • this name has priority over subsp. napobrassica at subspecies rank
  • also cited as published in Syst. Beschr. Kohlart. 46. 1833
Verified:
02/09/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Brassica napus L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica napus L. subsp. napus (0 active accession[s])
Brassica napus L. subsp. napus f. annua (Schübl. & G. Martens) Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica napus L. subsp. napus f. napus (0 active accession[s])
Brassica napus L. subsp. napus var. pabularia (DC.) Alef. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Brassica campestris L. subsp. napobrassica (L.) Schübl. & G. Martens
Brassica napobrassica (L.) Mill.
Brassica napus L. subsp. napobrassica (L.) Jafri
Brassica napus L. subsp. rapifera Metzg. ex Sinskaya
Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Döll
Brassica oleracea L. var. napobrassica L.
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Reference(s)
  1. Bus, A. et al. 2011. Patterns of molecular variation in a species-wide germplasm set of Brassica napus. Theor. Appl. Genet. 123:1413-1423.
  2. Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: lists as Brassica napus subsp. rapifera (Metzg.) Sinskaya
  4. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Brassica napus
  5. Everest, S. L. 1981. Poisonous plants of Australia.
  6. Hammer, K. et al. 2013. The wild and the grown - remarks on Brassica. Int. J. AgriSci. 3:453-480. Note: grown mainly as root vegetable
  7. Hanelt, P. & K. Hammer. 1987. Einige infraspezifische Umkombinationen und Neubeschreibungen bei Kultursippen von Brassica L. und Papaver L. Feddes Repert. 98:554. Note: = Brassica napus subsp. napobrassica (L.) Hanelt
  8. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Brassica napus subsp. napobrassica (L.) Hanelt
  9. Hegi, G. et al. 1986. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa 4(2):463. Note: = Brassica napus var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.
  10. Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
  11. Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. Note: lists as Brassica napus var. rapifera Metzg.; = B. napus var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.
  12. Prakash, S. & K. Hinata. 1980. Taxonomy, cytogenetics and origin of crop brassicas, a review. Opera Bot. 55:16. Note: lists as Brassica napus subsp. rapifera (Metzg.) Sinskaya
  13. Ramsay, L. D. et al. 2001. The inheritance of quantitative traits in Brassica napus ssp. rapifera (swedes): Augmented triple test cross analyses of production characters. Euphytica 121:65-72. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: mentions
  15. Warwick, S. I. et al. 2006. Brassicaceae: Species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Pl. Syst. Evol. 259:249-258. Note: lists in database as Brassica napus subsp. rapifera "Metzg. ex Sinskaya"
  16. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Brassica napus var. rapifera Metzg.; = B. napus var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.
  17. 1922. Gentes Herbarum 1:81.
Common names
English
rutabaga –
swede –
Swedish turnip –
French
chou-navet –
navet de Suède –
German
Kohlrübe –
Steckrübe –
Wruke –
Italian
navone –
Japanese Rōmaji
rutabaga –
suwhēden-kabu –
Portuguese
nabo –
Spanish
colinabo –
nabo –
Transcribed Chinese
man jing gan lan –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    widely cult., especially in temperate regions
Cultivated (widely cult., especially in temperate regions)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforagefor cattle and sheepRamsay, L. D. et al. 2001. The inheritance of quantitative traits in Brassica napus ssp. rapifera (swedes): Augmented triple test cross analyses of production characters. Euphytica 121:65-72. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Human foodvegetable Hammer, K. et al. 2013. The wild and the grown - remarks on Brassica. Int. J. AgriSci. 3:453-480. Note: grown mainly as root vegetable
Human foodvegetableas Brassica napobrassica1922. Gentes Herbarum 1:81.
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsto livestockCooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsto livestockEverest, S. L. 1981. Poisonous plants of Australia.
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsto livestockKingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=319659. Accessed 12 May 2025.