Brassicaceae

Field mustard

Brassica rapa L.

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Brassica

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Common names

By language (66)

Arabic: كرنب لفتي, الكرنب اللفتي, اللفت, حارة, لفت
Armenian: Շաղգամ
arz: كانولا
Asturian: Nabu
azb: شلغم-تورپ
Azerbaijani: Şalğam-turp
Basque: Arbi biribil
Belarusian: Рэпа
Bulgarian: Ряпа
Cantonese: 蕓薹, 菜心
Chinese: 芸薹, 蔓菁, 蕓薹, 蕪菁, 变萝卜, 圆根, 芜菁, 芜菁子
Croatian: Poljska vrzina
cv: Çарăк
Czech: Brukev řepák
Dutch: Raapzaad, Choisam
English: Field mustard, Common mustard, Wild turnip, Fast plants, Turnip, Turnip mustard, Turnip rape, Choy sum
Esperanto: Ĉina folibrasiko
Estonian: Hiina kapsas
Finnish: Satokaali, Rypsi
French: Navette dété
frr: Rööwsiad
Galician: Nabo
Georgian: Თალგამი
German: Rübsen, Rübsaat, Rübsamen, Falscher Pak Choi / Choisum
grc: Γογγύλη
Greek: Κινέζικο λάχανο
Hebrew: לפת
Icelandic: Arfanæpa
Indonesian: Sawi bunga, Sawi hijau
io: Kolzo, Rapo
Japanese: ブラッシカ・ラパ, サイシン, ハナナ, 天王寺かぶら, 花菜, 菜心
Kazakh: Шалқан
koi: Сёртни
Korean: 순무, 채심
kv: Сёркни
Kyrgyz: Чамгыр
Latvian: Rācenis
lez: КлампӀ
lij: Garbuxo
Lithuanian: Ropė
Luxembourgish: Ribbesom
lzh: 蕓薹
Macedonian: Репа, Репка
Malay: Sawi bunga, Sawi putih
Malayalam: കനോല
Norwegian Bokmål: Bondekål
os: Булкъ
Persian: کلم راپا
Polish: Kapusta właściwa, Kapusta właściwa polna, Rzepa właściwa
Quechua: Nabus
Russian: Репа, Репа огородная, Китайская капуста
sco: Baggie
Serbian: Репа
Serbian (Latin): Repa
Slovenian: Repa, Oljna repica
Spanish: Nabo
Swedish: Rova
Tajik: Шалғам
Tamil: பிராசிகா இராபா, பூக்கும் சீன இலைக்கோசு
Tatar: Шалкан
udm: Сяртчы
Ukrainian: Ріпа
Uzbek: Sholgʻom
vep: Nagriž
Welsh: Erfinen wyllt
wuu: 芸薹

Synonyms

Brassica amplexicaulis Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Brassica asperifolia var. esculenta Gren. & Godr.
Brassica asperifolia var. oleifera Godr.
Brassica brassicata A.Chev.
Brassica briggsii Varenne
Brassica campestris f. auriculata O.E.Schulz
Brassica campestris f. briggsii (Watson) O.E.Schulz
Brassica campestris f. oblonga (Mill.) Prain
Brassica campestris f. oleifera Viehoever
Brassica campestris f. praecox DC.
Brassica campestris f. tenuis O.E.Schulz
Brassica campestris subsp. oleifera (DC.) Schübl. & Mart.
Brassica campestris subsp. rapa (L.) Hook.f.
Brassica campestris var. agrestis Prain
Brassica campestris var. akana Makino
Brassica campestris var. amplexicaulis (Yo.Tanaka & Ono) Makino
Brassica campestris var. annua (Koch) Rchb.
Brassica campestris var. biennis (Schübl. & G.Martens) Rchb.
Brassica campestris var. chinoleifera Viehoever
Brassica campestris var. glabra Sinskaya
Brassica campestris var. hiroshimana Makino
Brassica campestris var. mana Makino
Brassica campestris var. musifolia Makino
Brassica campestris var. narinosa (L.H.Bailey) Kitam.
Brassica campestris var. osakana Makino
Brassica campestris var. purpuraria L.H.Bailey
Brassica campestris var. rapa (L.) C.Hartm.
Brassica campestris var. setulosa Caruel
Brassica campestris var. sotetsuna Makino
Brassica chinensis f. hiroshimana (Makino) M.Hiroe
Brassica chinensis f. indivisa (Makino) M.Hiroe
Brassica chinensis f. komatsuna (Matsum. & Nakai) M.Hiroe
Brassica chinensis f. mana (Makino) M.Hiroe
Brassica chinensis f. osakana (Makino) M.Hiroe
Brassica chinensis f. piaoh-tsai (Kitam.) M.Hiroe
Brassica chinensis f. youngtungtsai (Kitam.) M.Hiroe
Brassica chinensis var. angustifolia V.G.Sun
Brassica chinensis var. dentata (Matsum. & Nakai) M.Hiroe
Brassica chinensis var. komatsuna Matsum. & Nakai
Brassica chinensis var. musifolia (Makino) M.Hiroe

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Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Missvain, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.