Brassica elongata
Ehrh.
Brassicaceae
Brassica armoracioides Czern. ex Turcz.
Brassica brevirostrata Z.X.An
Brassica obtusangula integrifolia Arcang.
Brassica persica Boiss. & Hohen.
Brassica subscaposa Maire & Weiller
Brassicastrum elongatum (Ehrh.) Link
Crucifera elongata E.H.L.Krause
Eruca elongata Baumg.
Erucastrum armoracioides (Czern. ex Turcz.) Cruchet
Erucastrum cretaceum Kotov
Erucastrum elongatum Rchb.
Erucastrum takhtajanii V.I.Dorof.
Erussica armoracioides (Czern. ex Turcz.) G.H.Loos
Erussica elongata (Ehrh.) G.H.Loos
Guenthera elongata (Ehrh.) Andrz. ex Besser
Macropodium elongatum Schur ex Nyman
Sinapis elongata (Ehrh.) Spach ex Steud.
Sisymbrium elongatum (Ehrh.) Prantl
Common Name:
General Information
Brassica elongata is an erect, biennial to perennial plant, usually branching from the middle; it can grow 60 - 130cm tall[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of oil. It was sometimes cultivated as a food crop in the past.
Brassica elongata has the potential to spread over large areas, especially in disturbed habitats. Over most of its alien range, impacts of its presence are not yet known, but in a few areas it has competed with native flora for resources. In Poland, for example, it invades disturbed habitat and has competed with native vegetation for resources and displaced a few xerothermic plants[
413- Title
- Global Invasive Species Database
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Very detailed information on almost 400 species (with more being added) of plants that have become weeds in areas outside their native range.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
50- Title
- Flora Europaea
- Publication
-
- Author
- ?
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1964
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
,
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
Central Europe - Austria to Ukraine, south to Macedonia and Bulgaria; Asia - Turkey, Caucasus to central Asia, western Siberia and Afghanistan
Habitat
Growing amongst crops, in fallow fields, along roadsides and on steppes[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Weed Potential | Yes |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Biennial/Perennial |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Pollinators | Bees |
| Self-fertile | Yes |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Succeeds in full sun in a well-drained fertile preferably alkaline soil[
16- Title
- New Vegetable Growers Handbook.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Simons.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
- 0-14-046-050-0
- Description
- A good guide to growing vegetables in temperate areas, not entirely organic.
]. Succeeds in any reasonable soil[
52- Title
- Salads all the Year Round.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Larkcom. J.
- Publisher
- Hamlyn
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A good and comprehensive guide to temperate salad plants, with full organic details of cultivation.
].
Edible Uses
Leaves - cooked[
105- Title
- Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
- Publisher
- Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
,
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
].
An edible, semi-drying oil is obtained from the seed[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The seed contains up to 34% of an edible, semi-drying oil that can also be used for lighting, making paints etc[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ.
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