oil-producing plant rapeseed plant MANSFELD:24078 Brassica napus L. emend. Metzg. var. napus Rapeseed (*Brassica napus*), also known as rape, oilseed rape, charlock (and, in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola), is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family *Brassicaceae* (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed. It is the third-largest source of vegetable oil in the world. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapeseed] brassica napus canola canola plant oilseed rape plant rape plant brassica species