| Scientific name: | Brassica napus L. | |
| Common name: | Rapeseed, Oilseed rape, Colza, Canola | |
| Hebrew name: | כרוב הנפוס | |
| Arabic name: | السلجم | |
| Family: | Cruciferae / Brassicaceae, מצליביפ |
| Life form: | annual | |
| Stems: | Erect, much-branched, up to 1.5 m tall, often purple toward base | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, glaucous, the lower ones lyrate-pinnatifid or lobed, with petioles 10–30 cm long, glabrous or with a few bristly hairs, upper stem leaves lanceolate, sessile, clasping, more or less entire | |
| Flowers: | Hermaphrodite; sepals erecto-patent; four yellow petals yellow, cross-shaped flowers; open flowers usually not overtopping buds of inflorescence | |
| Fruits / pods: | Siliqua; sickle shaped pods containing tiny round seeds | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Disturbed habitats | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
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Derivation of the botanical name: Brassica, the classical Latin name for cabbage. napus, Latin napus, turnip; with a little turnip-like root. Canola is a specific variety of the rapeseed low in erucic acid which was developed in Canada: his name is made from "Canadian oil low acid". The Hebrew word: כרוב הנפוס ,cruv hanapus, cruv, cabbage; hanapus transliteration from the scientific name Napus.
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