Field mustard vs Rape

Brassica rapa compared with Brassica napus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field mustard	Rape
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family same	Brassicaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus same	Brassica	Brassica
Species	Brassica rapa	Brassica napus

Evolutionary Relationship

Field mustard and Rape share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Brassica.

Conservation Status

Field mustard

NE — Not Evaluated

Rape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field mustard	Rape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field mustard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Rape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (7 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 34 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States