Brassica tournefortii

TaxID: 37661

Basic Information

Brassica tournefortii

African mustard, Pale Cabbage

Brassica tournefortii is a species of plant known by the common names Asian mustard, pale cabbage, African mustard, Sahara mustard, and Aslooz. Brassica tournefortii is also used in North African cuisine. In Libya, it is known as Aslooz (Arabic: ?????, romanized: Asal z) and is commonly incorporated into traditional dishes such as Couscous bil Aslooz. It is also well known as an invasive species, particularly in California.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Brassicales

Brassicaceae

Brassica

tournefortii

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Brassica tournefortii
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Brassica tournefortii
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(c) Chris Evers@BY-NC
Brassica tournefortii
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(c) juliamarkey@BY-NC
Brassica tournefortii
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(c) Tony Rebelo@BY-SA
Brassica tournefortii
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(c) Colin Barrows@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (7 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019
Brazil A1 list 2018
Chile A1 list 2019
Jordan A1 list 2013
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —
Peru Absent —
Uruguay Absent —

Distribution (39 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Algeria Present —
United Arab Emirates Present —
Australia Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Belgium Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Cabo Verde Present —
Cyprus Present —
Germany Present —
Egypt Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR6460761 seedlings (whole) 4-day-old seedlings - 17520298 Australia: Merridin
SRR6460760 seed (imbibed) mature seed - 17476962 Australia: Perth
SRR33304549 Leaf - - 61390668 not applicable

DNA Barcodes (4 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SDH680-14 - rbcLa 552 United States 1985-03-16 33.293, -116.324
NBFCP466-24 - ITS 336 Italy - -
GBITS14951-21 - ITS 592 United States - -
GBITS14950-21 - ITS 618 - - -

Literature