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rapeseed

Brassica napus

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Common names

52 names · 34 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (33)
Dutch
French
Arabic
  • سلجم[2]
  • لفت بذور الزيت[2]
Armenian
  • Սևուկ[2]
Belarusian
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 甘蓝型油菜[2]
  • 西洋油菜[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 大油菜[2]
  • 油菜籽[2]
  • 甘藍型油菜[2]
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  • 西洋油菜[2]
Croatian
  • Pravi kupus[2]
  • Uljana repica[2]
  • Vrzina repica[2]
Czech
  • brukev řepka[2]
Danish
Estonian
Finnish
  • juureskaali[2]
German
Hebrew
  • כרוב הנפוס[2]
  • כרוב השמן[2]
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
  • セイヨウアブラナ[2]
Korean
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Slovak
  • kapusta siata[2]
Slovenian
  • navadna ogrščica[2]
Spanish
Swedish
Thai
  • ผักกาดก้านขาว[2]
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Ріпак (Свиріпа, Рапс)[2]
Zapoteco
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Brassica napus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • rapeseed — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Raps — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • canola — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • oilseed rape — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • rape — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • rutabaga — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Siberian kale — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • swede — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • canola — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • colza et rutabaga — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Colza — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Koolzaad — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Colza — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
[2] Brassica napus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • rapeseed — results[27].names[1]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Raps — results[27].names[10]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • canola — results[27].names[5]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • oilseed rape — results[27].names[2]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • rape — results[27].names[8]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • rutabaga — results[27].names[18]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Siberian kale — results[27].names[19]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • swede — results[27].names[7]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • canola — results[27].names[3]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • colza et rutabaga — results[27].names[9]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Colza — results[27].names[12]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Koolzaad — results[27].names[29]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Colza — results[27].names[30]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • goo-gati — results[27].names[4]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Kapusta rzepak — results[27].names[11]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • brukev řepka — results[27].names[13]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Рапс — results[27].names[14]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • raps — results[27].names[15]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • õlikaalikas — results[27].names[16]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • fôrkål — results[27].names[17]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • juureskaali — results[27].names[20]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Rapsas — results[27].names[21]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • セイヨウアブラナ — results[27].names[22]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Raps — results[27].names[23]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • raps — results[27].names[24]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • 西洋油菜 — results[27].names[25]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • 西洋油菜 — results[27].names[26]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • 甘蓝型油菜 — results[27].names[27]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • 甘藍型油菜 — results[27].names[28]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • colza — results[27].names[31]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Սևուկ — results[27].names[32]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • 유채 — results[27].names[33]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • kålrot/raps — results[27].names[34]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Rapiță — results[27].names[35]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Ріпак (Свиріпа, Рапс) — results[27].names[36]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Рапс — results[27].names[37]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • navadna ogrščica — results[27].names[38]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • لفت بذور الزيت — results[27].names[39]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • سلجم — results[27].names[40]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • ผักกาดก้านขาว — results[27].names[41]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • כרוב השמן — results[27].names[42]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Repce — results[27].names[43]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • 大油菜 — results[27].names[44]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • 油菜籽 — results[27].names[45]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Pravi kupus — results[27].names[46]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Vrzina repica — results[27].names[47]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Uljana repica — results[27].names[48]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • rzepa — results[27].names[50]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • כרוב הנפוס — results[27].names[51]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • kapusta siata — results[27].names[52]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
  • Kolza — results[27].names[53]; taxon id 75869; Brassica napus.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Brassica napus ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Raps (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 147095; taxon N82B.
  • Rape (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 147094; taxon N82B.
  • Nabo (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 147093; taxon N82B.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Brassica napus is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Brassicaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Cultigen. Recorded cultivated origin: S. Europe. No independently established wild native range is assigned.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

rapeseed (Brassica napus) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from April to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Brassica napus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5041847; ID N82B; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5041847; ID N82B; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Brassica napus — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1332366; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1218338

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.