Brassica rapa
About
Brassica rapa is a plant species growing in various widely cultivated forms including the turnip (a root vegetable); napa cabbage, bomdong, bok choy, and rapini; and Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera, an oilseed which has many common names, including turnip rape, field mustard, bird rape, and keblock.
- Family
- Brassicaceae
How to use it
This species is highly valued both as a food crop and for industrial purposes. Cultivated varieties provide edible root vegetables and leafy greens, while the subspecies Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera is grown as an oilseed crop.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
In the kitchen
This versatile species offers a wide range of culinary uses depending on the cultivated form you choose. You can cook the root vegetable known as the turnip, or prepare leafy varieties such as napa cabbage, bomdong, bok choy, and rapini.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Brassica rapa
- Slug
- brassica-rapa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Brassica
- Species
- rapa
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 40
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