species
Brassica rapa
Turnip · Field mustard · Turnip rape · Common mustard
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Brassica rapa belongs to the family Brassicaceae, also known as Turnip, Field mustard, Turnip rape or Common mustard, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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