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annual bastard cabbage
Rapistrum rugosum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Shortpod MustardHirschfeldia incana
charlockMutarda arvensis
Black MustardMutarda nigra
field mustardBrassica rapa
Wild radishRaphanus raphanistrum
Hedge mustardSisymbrium officinale
False London-rocketSisymbrium loeselii
Warty-cabbageBunias orientalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 13,425 |
|---|---|
| United States | 10,895 |
| Alaska | 4,104 |
| South Africa | 398 |
| Western Cape | 385 |
| Ukraine | 241 |
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 173 |
| Russia | 148 |
| Argentina | 146 |
| Portugal | 127 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Crop wild relativeListed as a crop wild relative or crop gene source by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mustards, Capers, and Allies · Brassicales |
| Family | mustard family · Brassicaceae |
| Genus | Rapistrum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise annual bastard cabbage with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.