Brassicaceous seeds 3 cm long? That's extraordinary. Do you perhaps mean 3
mm?
M. Reed
>I would like to use field collected Brassica rapa (in addition to the rapid
>cycling Brassica rapa that I ordered from Wisconsin Fast Plants) in competition
>experiments in my Plant Ecology course. I believe I have collected field
>mustard (the wild Brassica rapa), but I'm not completely sure (all the
>characteristics I could find on the dried, leafless plant matched the Flora of
>West Virginia description). The seeds are about 3 cm long and 1 cm wide, in a
>pod that is about 7-9 cm long. Does that sound about right for Brassica rapa in
>the field? The rapid cycling seeds seem SO much smaller.
>Thanks!
>Bernadette Roche
>Department of Biology
>Loyola College
>4501 N. Charles St.
>Baltimore, MD 21210
>broche at loyola.edu>410-617-5591
