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Turnip
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garden vegetable of the same genus of the family Cruciferae ( family) as the cabbage; native to Europe, where it has been long cultivated. The two principal kinds are the white (Brassica rapa) and the yellow (B.
Turnips & Rutabagas
Prepared by Powell Smith, Lexington County Extension Agent, and Debbie Shaughnessy, HGIC Horticulture Specialist, Clemson University. (New 02/99. Revised 04/03. Image added 01/09.)
HGIC 1324 ...
Turnip Copperburr - profile
Scientific name: Sclerolaena napiformis
Conservation status in NSW: Endangered
National conservation status: Endangered ...
Turnip roots weigh up to about 1 kilogram, although they can be harvested when smaller. Size is partly a function of variety and partly a function of the length of time that the hot turnip has grown.
( Amber Globe Turnip )
'Amber Globe', also known as 'Yellow Globe', is an heirloom variety with yellowish flesh. This turnip has a pungent flavor. Quite susceptible to worms. Hardy into the winter. The turnip is a bienneal that is grown as an annual.
Index- plants in this Family
Ranunculaceae / Buttercups St. Anthony's Turnip (Ranunculus bulbosus)
St. Anthony's Turnip is also known as Bulbous Buttercup, Bulbous Crowfoot, Gowan and Blister Flower. ...
Turnip
Relatively obscure in this country, turnips are a staple in many European kitchens.
About This Plant
Turnips mature in about 2 months.
Turnips are usually lifted as needed, but hard frost can damage the roots, so cover the bed in a 15cm (6in) layer of straw or bracken held down with netting or horticultural fleece. Turnips are best used before late winter.
Turnips and Rutabagas - I just can't grow these vegetables in my garden, so do not feel bad if you have the same results. However, I know many gardeners who can and notice that they sow their seeds rather late, usually the middle of July.
Turnip Greens
The leafy part of the turnip root that is served as a vegetable green. The greens are harvested when the turnip is young and tender, resulting in a tender, succulent green.
Turnip
Turnips are another vegetable that improves in flavor with a frost. They can be planted in very early spring or late into fall in southern climates.
Turnip greens are popular in the American South; they are cooked like spinach, sometimes with the roots chopped up and mixed in with the greens.
African mustard; Asian mustard; Mediterranean turnip; wild turnip Brassica tournefortii
African olive Olea europaea ssp. africana
African rue Peganum harmala
African tamarisk Tamarix africana
African tuliptree Spathodea campanulata ...
Rutabaga, Swede turnip (Brassica napus)
Rye, winter rye (Secale cereale)
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
Saffron crocus (Crocus sativus)
Sage (Salvia species)
Sage (Salvia officinalis)
Sago palm, cycad (Cycas revoluta)
Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) ...
Arisaema triphyllum (Indian Turnip, Jack In The Pulpit)
Arum italicum (Italian Arum, Italian Lords and Ladies)
Arum palaestinum (Loof, Black Calla)
Arum pictum
Caladium bicolor (Fancy-leafed Caladium)
Caladium lindenii (Angel's Wing) ...
' The Hamburg, or turnip-rooted Parsley, is grown only for the sake of its enlarged fleshy tap-root.
Cabbage, Broccoli, Collards and Cauliflower, plus the less-often-grown Kohlrabi, Mustard Greens, Chinese Cabbage and Turnips, all belong to this family. All are cool-weather vegetables, rich in vitamins A and C and a good source of fiber.
Callirhoe involucrata is a low growing perennial with turnip or carrot-like taproots, thus making this plant more drought tolerant.
Next, make a conical pile of roots-potatoes, turnips, beets, carrots, etc.-and cover it with a 4" to 6" layer of straw and then a 2" layer of soil.
This ritual included carrying lighted embers from ceremonial bonfires in carved out turnips -- a readily available ember-holder.
Arisaema triphyllum, or Jack-in-the-Pulpit, is also known as Indian Turnip, Indian Almond, Pepper Turnip, Marsh Pepper, Bog Onion, Priest's Pentle, Wood Pulpit, Little Pulpit, Cuckoo Flower, Starchwort, Memory Root, Devil's Ear, Dragonroot, ...
Kohlrabi comes from the German word "kohl" meaning cabbage and "rabi" meaning turnip. This unusual looking vegetable originated in northern Europe and was not known 500 years ago. Kohlrabi did not become known in the United States until 1800.
It has over four times the vitamin E of turnip leaves, more than any other leafy green ever analyzed. It has glutathione and other antioxidants and about as much iron as spinach.
Cabbage, cauliflower, radish, brussels sprouts, turnips
various pests
Same general companion profile as all brassica (cabbage, kohlrabi, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, etc) ...
lu wàng zi lo (luo2) 萝 (1. type of creeping plant 2. turnip)
莳萝
sh lo lu (luo2) 蘿 (1. type of creeping plant 2. turnip) ...
Anacampseros Alstonii. (Avonia section). An interesting plant with a root stock turnip-shaped and flat on top. The leaves are covered by silvery, closely adpressed stipules. The flower is whitish.
Parsnip-rooted Chervil, Turnip-rooted Chervil
Endive, Escarole
Endive Facts ...
Narrow-leaved Gromwell
Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
Other names: Yellow gromwell, Narrow-leaved puccoon, Indian turnip
Family: Boraginaceae, Borage
Genus: Lithospermum ...
PSORALEA ESCULENTA - Breadroot, Prairie Potato, Indian Turnip
PUERARIA LOBATA - Kudzu Vine
PUERTO RICO ...
Here you will find information on plants that have stems, roots or leaves which are modified to store nutrients. Included are decorative garden flowers such as tulips, as well as vegetables such as turnips.
The underground stems are slender and creeping; their vertical roots enlarge and form turnip-shaped tubers.
These are found in fields, pastures, lawns, roadsides, waste areas, and sometimes in woods. Cultivated mustards, which may be harmful if eaten in large quantities, include cabbage, rape, broccoli, turnip, rutabaga, horseradish, and radish.
Wild Cotoneaster, Wild Daffodil, Wild Liquorice, Wild Lupin, Wild Madder, Wild Mignonette, Wild Oat, Wild Pansy, Wild Parsnip, Wild Pink, Wild Plum, Wild Privet, Wild Radish, Wild Service Tree, Wild Strawberry, Wild Thyme, Wild Tulip, Wild Turnip, ...
Bermuda, introduced from England after England got them from Spain, first recorded in Bermuda in 1851 when 10 boxes were exported, regularly sent by ship to New York in the late 1870s and early 1880s in 10-pound crates or palmetto baskets), turnips, ...
The fungus produces characteristic round brown or reddish resting bodies, the sclerotia, which resemble turnip or cabbage seeds. The disease attacks the bulbs of actively growing plants during the warm summer months.
 See also: Mustard, Pink, Violet, Lily, Cress
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