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Rapistrum
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Rapistrum

Rapistrum, the bastard cabbages, is a genus of the family Brassicaceae with a distinctive cross like arrangement of its petals. It is also known as wild-turnip or turnipweed. 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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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72330.