Brassica napus L., 1753 43% complete

Rape

Sp. Pl.: 666 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Brassica napus, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced12 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded14 Not on the record10 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 666 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Rape No source recorded
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Observations a cultigen from S. Europe No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 39 cm
  • 38.8 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 179 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 116, 174, 178, 457, 500, 716, 818, 863, 882, 898, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Flower conspicuous true No source recorded
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Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture coarse Differs from sources
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Fruit shape silique Sourced
Growth form Single Crown No source recorded
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Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Growth rate Rapid Sourced
Maximum height 130 cm
  • 130 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 116, 174, 178, 457, 500, 716, 818, 863, 882, 898, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable true No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jan, apr Sourced
Duration annual, biennial
  • annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 251 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 110, 178, 457, 458, 460, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light empty
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.2 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 6 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic)
  • 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline)
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 120 cm Sourced
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record