Taxon:  Brassica napus L. subsp. napus var. pabularia (DC.) Alef. (Brassica napus Pabularia Group)



Summary
Genus:
Brassica
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
7664
Place of publication:
Landw. Fl. 245.  1866 May (A. Neilreich, Nachtr. Fl. Nieder-Oesterr. 81.  1866 Aug)(J. C. Mössler & H. G. L. Reichenbach, Handb. Gewächsk. ed. 3, 2:1220.  1833, nom. inval.)
Comment:
  • [or Brassica napus Pabularia Group]
  • Reichenbach provided no description or diagnosis, nor any reference to a basionym
Verified:
02/24/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Brassica napus L. (210 active accession[s])
Brassica napus L. subsp. napus (9 active accession[s])
Brassica napus L. subsp. napus f. annua (Schübl. & G. Martens) Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica napus L. subsp. napus f. napus (0 active accession[s])
Brassica napus L. subsp. rapifera Metzg. (137 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Brassica campestris L. unranked pabularia DC.

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Reference(s)
  1. Berggren, G. 1962. Reviews on the taxonomy of some species of the genus Brassica, based on their seeds. Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 56:65-135.
  2. Cartea, M. E. et al. 2005. Relationships among Brassica napus (L.) germplasm from Spain and Great Britain as determined by RAPD markers. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 52:655-662.
  3. Cartea, M. E. et al. 2008. Variation of glucosinolates and nutritional value in nabicol (Brassica napus pabularia group). Euphytica 159:111-122. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  4. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  5. Hammer, K. et al. 2013. The wild and the grown - remarks on Brassica. Int. J. AgriSci. 3:453-480.
  6. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  7. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Pabularia Group
  8. Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. Note: = Brassica napus subsp. napus
  9. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  10. Musil, A. F. 1948. Distinguishing species of Brassica by their seeds. Misc. Publ. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 643:1-35.
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  12. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  13. Snowdon, R. et al. 2005-. Oilseed crops. Chapter 7. Brassica oilseeds. Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement 4:195-230. Note: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton - London - New York
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2. Note: = subsp. pabularia (DC.) Janchen
  15. Warwick, S. I. et al. 2006. Brassicaceae: Species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Pl. Syst. Evol. 259:249-258. Note: lists as a synonym of Brassica napus subsp. napus
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English Hanover-salad 1 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English rape kale 1 Musil, A. F. 1948. Distinguishing species of Brassica by their seeds. Misc. Publ. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 643:1-35.
English Siberian kale 1 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French chou à faucher 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German Schnittkohl 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese couve-nabiça 2 Cartea, M. E. et al. 2008. Variation of glucosinolates and nutritional value in nabicol (Brassica napus pabularia group). Euphytica 159:111-122. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Spanish nabicol 2 Cartea, M. E. et al. 2008. Variation of glucosinolates and nutritional value in nabicol (Brassica napus pabularia group). Euphytica 159:111-122. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    cult. in temperate regions
Cultivated (cult. in temperate regions)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Cartea, M. E. et al. 2008. Variation of glucosinolates and nutritional value in nabicol (Brassica napus pabularia group). Euphytica 159:111-122. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Human foodvegetable Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Pabularia Group
Human foodvegetable Hammer, K. et al. 2013. The wild and the grown - remarks on Brassica. Int. J. AgriSci. 3:453-480.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=7664. Accessed 2 May 2025.