Brassica rapa L.
Field mustard
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3/20/2012 · Gunpowder Falls State Park, Phoenix Rd, Phoenix, Maryland · ≈ 15 × 10″ (38 × 25 cm) 
4/4/2012 · North Central Railroad Trail, End, Phoenix, Maryland · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm)
ID is uncertain 
5/24/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 2½ × 4″ (6.7 × 10 cm) 
3/20/2012 · Gunpowder Falls State Park, Phoenix Rd, Phoenix, Maryland · ≈ 4 × 3½″ (11 × 9.2 cm) 
4/4/2012 · North Central Railroad Trail, End, Phoenix, Maryland · ≈ 8 × 7″ (19 × 17 cm)
ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Brassicales | Mustard, cabbage, caper, papaya, nasturtiums, many others; most produce mustard oil |
| Family | Brassicaceae | Mustards, cabbages |
| Genus | Brassica | A Latin name for “cabbage” |
| Species | rapa | An old Italian name for turnips |
Brassica rapa description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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