Scientific Name:	Brassica rapa var. rapa
Pronunciation:	brass-EE-kah RUH-puh
Common Name:	turnip
Family Name:	Brassicaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves large with irregular margin; swollen tap root.
Course(s):	not used (on campus)

Habit: Upright Form: Pyramidal - widely Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Urban agriculture Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Obovate Apices: Rounded Bases: Attenuate Margins: Crenate, Dentate

Inflorescence Type: Panicle Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 4 Corolla Shape: Cruciform Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, Yellow Flower Time at Peak: Jul, Aug

Fruit Type: Silique Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct

Bark or Stem Colour: Green     Organ Modifications: Storage tap root

Propagation:	Seed

Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West (FEA) Field lab Equipment Area Location Map

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