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Brassica rapa L.  (=Brassica campestris L.)                      Field Mustard

Stems 3-9 dm tall, branched, glabrous; basal leaves petioled, toothed or lobed, 10-20 cm long; upper leaves sessile, auriculate clasping, entire or nearly so, glabrous, glaucous; petals 6-10 mm long; siliques terete, 3-5 cm long with a subulate beak; roadside weed.

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