Raphanus raphanistrum
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RAF-an-us raf-an-IS-trum
- Description
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Wild Radish is a weedy annual plant in the mustard family. It is found in disturbed sides, roadsides and floodplains. It has an erect to sending habit forming a rossette of deeply lobed basal leaves and as the stems elongate they are covered in alternately arranged narrower leaves. Flowers are white to yellow pale lilace or pink with four petals and form elongated clusters at the stem tips..
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Raphanus
- Species:
- raphanistrum
- Family:
- Brassicaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe, Asia, North Africa
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Weed
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Fruit Type:
- Siliqua
- Fruit Description:
- Pods that are green purple when immature yellow-brown to grey with age. Erect pods are on stalks, and contain red-brown egg-shaped seeds.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Rough
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Pinnatisect
- Leaf Margin:
- Crenate
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Description:
- Green to blue-green with some hairs that make it feel rough to the touch
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Cross Section:
- Angular
- Stem Description:
- Blue-green angular, unbranched or with a few branches at the base of the plant.
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Landscape:
- Problems:
- Problem for Horses
- Weedy
