Ontario Weeds: Bird Rape
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Excerpt from Publication 505, Ontario Weeds, Order
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Table of Contents
- Name
- Other Names
- Family
- General Description
- Leaves
- Flowers and Fruit
- Habitat
- Similar Species
- Related Links
Name: Bird Rape, Brassica campestris
L.
Other Names: moutarde des oiseaux, Field
mustard, chourave, navette
Family: Mustard Family (Cruciferae)
General Description: Resembling small
plants of Wild mustard but has a bluish-green colour.
Bird Rape.
Leaves: Smooth, stalkless leaves with
enlarged bases that clasp the stem
Flowers & Fruit: Long flower stalks
(often 2 cm, 4/5 in., or longer); and smooth plump seedpods 3 - 5
cm (1 1/4in-2in.) long with a thin, seedless beak 6 - 12 mm (1/4 -
1/2 in.) long.
Habitat: It occurs in a few grainfields
and waster areas in southern Ontario.
Similar Species: It is sometimes mistaken
for plants of cultivated oil-seed rape with which it is closely allied.
Related Links
... on general Weed
topics
... on weed identification, order OMAFRA
Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
... on weed control, order OMAFRA
Publication 75: Guide To Weed Control
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