Brassica tournefortii
Gouan
Brassicaceae
Brassica amblyorhyncha Coustur. & Gand.
Brassica barrelieri tournefortii (Gouan) Malag.
Brassica mesopotamica (Spreng.) Bernh.
Brassica sisymbrioides (Fisch. ex DC.) Grossh.
Brassica stocksii Hook.f. & Thomson
Brassicella cheiranthus Adamson
Coincya tournefortii (Gouan) Alcaraz & al.
Eruca erecta Lag.
Erucastrum minutiflorum Pau & Font Quer
Erucastrum tournefortii (Gouan) Link
Sinapis caspica Willd. ex Ledeb.
Sisymbrium setosum Ledeb. ex Spreng.
Common Name: Wild Turnip-Rape
General Information
Brassica tournefortii is an erect, annual plant, often branching, growing 10 - 60cm tall from a long root[
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 shows variability in size depending on the availability of soil moisture. Drought-stressed plants can reproduce with leaves as small as 8cm long and on sandy soils with sufficient moisture leaves have known to grow to more than 50cm long, giving the plant a 1metre spread[
413- Title
- Global Invasive Species Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- 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.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild, and occasionally also cultivated on a small scale, for local use as a seed oil plant and a food[
].
Brassica tournefortii is an annual plant whose seed has been spread by human activity and has become a weed in some areas. It is especially common in areas with wind-blown sediments and disturbed sites such as roadsides and abandoned fields. In N. America it appears to suppress native wildflowers by monopolising available soil moisture as it builds canopy, and it matures seed long before many native species have begun to flower. It also increases fuel loads and therefore fire hazard in desert scrub and coastal sage scrub[
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
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.
Range
Coastal regions of the Mediterranean region from Spain and Morocco, east through the Caucasus to northwest India.
Habitat
Dunes, roadsides and fields in the maritime belt[
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 |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.40 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Self-fertile | Yes |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Succeeds in full sun in a well-drained fertile preferably alkaline soil[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
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- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Grows well in the heavier soils.
Edible Uses
Leaves and young shoots - cooked[
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
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- 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.
,
183- Title
- Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-0-9
- Description
- Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
].
An edible oil is obtained from the seed[
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.
,
183- Title
- Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-0-9
- Description
- Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
].
Medicinal
Easting the plant has a gentle laxative effect due to its high content of fibre[
413- Title
- Global Invasive Species Database
- Publication
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- 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.
].
The plant contains 3-methylsulfinylpropyl glucosinolate, which has been shown to reduce the risk of cancer of the lung, stomach, colon and rectum, with a possible reduction in endometrial and ovarian cancer and a decrease in total cancer incidence[
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.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in situ.
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