Rapistrum rugosum
(Bastard Cabbage)
Rapistrum rugosum, Walnut Creek Park, Austin, Travis Co. 0056
Rapistrum rugosum, McKinney Falls State Park, Travis Co. 2899
Rapistrum rugosum, Walnut Creek Park, Austin, Travis Co. 0048
Rapistrum rugosum, Palmetto State Park, Gonzalez Co. 6851
Rapistrum rugosum, Palmetto State Park, Gonzalez Co. 6856
Rapistrum rugosum, Walnut Creek Park, Austin, Travis Co. 0052
Rapistrum rugosum, Palmetto State Park, Gonzalez Co. 6850
Rapistrum rugosum, McKinney Falls State Park, Travis Co. 2912
| Scientific Name | Rapistrum rugosum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | RARU |
| Common Name | Bastard Cabbage | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 23292 |
| Family | Brassicaceae (Mustard) | Texas Invasives Reference | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed sites, waste places, and fields. Plant: Erect annual with branched stems 8 to 40 inches tall; lower foliage coated with rough hairs. Leaves: Basal leaves 4 to 12 inches long on petioles, oblanceolate to obovate and either divided (lyrate-pinnatifid) or coarsely toothed; a few much smaller stem leaves. Inflorescence: Small yellow flowers closely grouped in branched racemes at tips of stems; 4 sepals with hood-shaped tips and 4 petals 1/4 to 3/8-inch long with rounded tips. Bloom Period: April to June. Fruit: Two-segmented, stalked seed capsule, long beak at the tip, containing 1 to 2 seeds. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, SEINet and Texas Invasives. |
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Texas Status: Introduced INVASIVE |
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