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Botanical details
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Brassica
- Genus description
Brassicas can be annual, biennial or perennial plants, most are upright with alternate, often glaucous leaves, long taproots and clusters of cross-shaped, yellow or white flowers. The genus includes a number of species bred to produce food crops, such as cabbages, turnips, mustards and oilseed rape, as well as others grown for their ornamental value
- Name status
Accepted
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