Brassica napus
A species in the Brassicaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Brassicales
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Brassica
- Species
- Brassica napus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Brassica napus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Brassica campestris f. glaucaName author: (Roxb.) Prain
- Brassica campestris f. luteoalbaName author: Makino
- Brassica campestris f. quadrivalvisName author: (Hook.f. & Thomson) Prain
- Brassica campestris f. simplexName author: Prain
- Brassica campestris f. spontaneaName author: Makino
- Brassica campestris f. trilocularisName author: (Roxb.) Prain
- Brassica campestris subsp. annuaName author: Schübl. & G.Martens
- Brassica campestris subsp. biennisName author: Schübl. & G.Martens
- Brassica campestris subsp. napusName author: (L.) Hook.f.
- Brassica campestris var. annuaName author: Schübl. & G.Martens
- Brassica campestris var. biennisName author: Schübl. & G.Martens
- Brassica campestris var. bullatopetsaiName author: Makino
- Brassica campestris var. dentatopetsaiName author: Makino
- Brassica campestris var. dichotomaName author: Duthie & Fuller
- Brassica campestris var. glaucaName author: (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller
- Brassica campestris var. napusName author: (L.) Bab.
- Brassica campestris var. nippo-oleiferaName author: Makino
- Brassica campestris var. oleiferaName author: (Moench) Prain
- Brassica campestris var. pabulariaName author: DC.
- Brassica campestris var. quadrivalvisName author: (Hook.f. & Thomson) Duthie & Fuller
- Brassica campestris var. trilocularisName author: (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller
- Brassica carinatua var. saharensisName author: A.Chev.
- Brassica harmsianaName author: O.E.Schulz
- Brassica napus f. albaName author: DC.
- Brassica napus f. dissectaName author: Peterm.
- Brassica napus f. dolichocarpaName author: O.E.Schulz
- Brassica napus f. flavaName author: DC.
- Brassica napus f. micranthaName author: O.E.Schulz
- Brassica napus f. nigricansName author: DC.
- Brassica napus f. rubescensName author: Peterm.
- Brassica napus subsp. oleiferaName author: (DC.) Metzg.
- Brassica napus var. aestivaName author: Endl.
- Brassica napus var. annuaName author: K.Koch
- Brassica napus var. arabicaName author: O.E.Schulz
- Brassica napus var. arvensisName author: (Duchesne) Thell.
- Brassica napus var. biennisName author: (Schübl. & Mart.) Rchb.
- Brassica napus var. brevirostrisName author: Borbás
- Brassica napus var. edulisName author: Delile
- Brassica napus var. esculentaName author: DC.
- Brassica napus var. glaucaName author: (Roxb.) O.E.Schulz
- Brassica napus var. hiemalisName author: Döll
- Brassica napus var. italicaName author: Alef.
- Brassica napus var. leptorhizaName author: Spach
- Brassica napus var. napusName author: Not supplied
- Brassica napus var. oleiferaName author: DC.
- Brassica napus var. pabulariaName author: (DC.) Rchb.
- Brassica napus var. rapiferaName author: Metzg.
- Brassica napus var. rossicaName author: Alef.
- Brassica napus var. rutilaName author: Alef.
- Brassica napus var. sarcorhizaName author: Spach
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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