The turnip, according to historians, comes from either the Mediterranean basin or China, where other vegetable plants of the same species are grown. We know that the Greeks and Romans were well-versed in a wide range of kinds. Pliny the Elder classified turnips with elongated shapes as rapa and napus in the first century of our era. It was also utilized as food in France during the period, for both people and farm animals. The turnip is said to have originated in the Mediterranean region. However, China is home to various vegetable plants of the same species (Brassica rapa). According to one of the current ideas being investigated, this species would have two separate lineages. The first would come from further west (Europe, India, and Central Asia), and would include turnip, rutabaga, and rape (now known as rapeseed or canola); the second would come from East Asia, and would include a variety of "Chinese cabbage" cultivated for their roots or leaves: ta-tsoi, hon tsai tai, mibuna, mizuna, komatsuna, The Greeks and Romans were familiar with a wide range of turnip cultivars. Pliny the Elder characterized turnips with elongated, flat, and spherical shapes as rapa and napus in the first century of our era. At the same period, the vegetable was consumed by both people and farm animals in France. It would later become a popular dish among the English, who will boil or bake the roots, sauté the leaves, and eat the young stems in salads. In 1541, Jacques Cartier brought the turnip to America. It will be the first old world vegetable to be grown in New France, alongside lettuce and cabbage. It was rapidly adopted by the Amerindians, who began to cultivate it.