Ontario Weeds: Bird Rape

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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.

Photos and Pictures

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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