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PLANTS

Rape

Brassica napus

Plants
IntroducedHerbAnnual · BiennialYellow flowers
Rape, In flower
Rape, In fruit
Rape, photo 3 of 5
1.2 mHeight

Annual herbaceous plant reaching 1.2 m. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields.

There are 19 observations of Rape in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Montréal, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in May, June and September and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale7
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  3. Montréal3
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  5. Montérégie1
  6. Estrie1

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

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TOXIC
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