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Brassica rapa L.

Field mustard

source: Teun Spaans (2004), Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license)
source: Teun Spaans (2004), Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Brassica rapa L.
The Plant list Brassica rapa L.
English name Field mustard



Crop relationship
Turnip primary genepool
Rapeseed secondary genepool
Cabbage secondary genepool
Mustard tertiary genepool
Crambe tertiary genepool
Radish tertiary genepool
Arugula tertiary genepool
White mustard tertiary genepool
Black mustard tertiary genepool



FLORON data (2014)
Indigeneity naturalized before 1500
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence common
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2024
© NDFF, 2024

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: locations of presence from year 2000 onwards
  • blue: previous localities where the species has not been observed anymore after 1999.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl

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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe originally Mediterranean region naturalized elsewhere
Asia originally Mediterranean region naturalized elsewhere
Africa originally Mediterranean region naturalized elsewhere
North-America naturalized
South-America naturalized
Australia naturalized
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, July 2017. doi:10.15468/dl.koooyg
Distribution data GBIF, July 2017. doi:10.15468/dl.koooyg

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information