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Published In: Species Plantarum 2: 669. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 8/11/2017)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 7/9/2009)
Status: Introduced

 

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2. Raphanus sativus L. (radish, garden radish)

Pl. 324 g–i; Map 1379

Roots noticeably thickened, fleshy. Stems (10–)30–80(–130) cm long. Basal leaves 5–25 cm long, the stem leaves 2–10 cm long (to 100 cm elsewhere). Sepals (5.5–)8.0–11.0 mm long. Petals 15–20 mm long, purple, pink, or rarely nearly white, with dark purple veins. Fruits (1–)3–6 cm long, 5–15 mm wide, corky, the beak 1–3(–4) cm long, not or only slightly narrowed between the seeds, the surface smooth or faintly ribbed, at maturity remaining indehiscent, the stalk 0.5–4.0 cm long. Seeds 1–4 per fruit, 2.5–4.0 mm in diameter, globose or nearly ovoid. 2n=18. May–August.

Introduced, uncommon and sporadic (native of Europe, Asia, Africa, introduced widely but sporadically in North America and Central America). Gardens, railroads, and roadsides.

The cultivated radish is quite variable morphologically, and a number of cultivars and infraspecific taxa have been named. Outside of Missouri, it hybridizes with R. raphanistrum.

 


 

 
 
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