Rapistrum
Genus of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rapistrum, the bastardcabbages,[1] is a genus of the family Brassicaceae with a distinctive cross like arrangement of its petals. Species of Rapistrum are annual to perennials (Lifespan from 1 to 2 or more years). The yellow petals are accompanied by sepals that stand vertically at near right angles (erecto-patent). Leaf shape and arrangement varies from rough toothed (dentate) to a configuration of opposingly lobed pairs along the plant stalk, pinnately lobed.
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Rapistrum | |
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Rapistrum rugosum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Rapistrum Crantz |
Species | |
Rapistrum rugosum (L.) All |
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