Blooms: May-July
Habit: herb
Duration: annual,biennial
Origin: Introduced, probably from Mediterranean Europe
Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations throughout Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Waste places.
Habit: herb
Duration: annual,biennial
Origin: Introduced, probably from Mediterranean Europe
Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations throughout Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Waste places.
Species Description:
General: Annual or biennial herb from an elongate, fleshy taproot, sparsely pubescent with pungent hairs, the stem freely-branched, 4-12 dm. tall.
Leaves: Basal leaves lyrate-pinnatifid, 6-20 cm. long; cauline leaves alternate, several, reduced, all petiolate.
Flowers: Inflorescence of large, often compound, bractless racemes; pedicles 1-2.5 cm. long, spreading to ascending; sepals 4, the outer pair saccate at the base; petals 4, usually purplish, but varying from white or yellow with darker veins, clawed, obovate, 15-20 mm. long; stamens 6.
Fruits: Siliques terete, 3-6 cm. long and 5-10 mm. thick, 2-segmented, the lower segment short, not seed-bearing, the upper segment continuous, 1-celled, pithy between the seeds, tapering to a sharp, conical beak ¼ - ½ as long as the body.
General: Annual or biennial herb from an elongate, fleshy taproot, sparsely pubescent with pungent hairs, the stem freely-branched, 4-12 dm. tall.
Leaves: Basal leaves lyrate-pinnatifid, 6-20 cm. long; cauline leaves alternate, several, reduced, all petiolate.
Flowers: Inflorescence of large, often compound, bractless racemes; pedicles 1-2.5 cm. long, spreading to ascending; sepals 4, the outer pair saccate at the base; petals 4, usually purplish, but varying from white or yellow with darker veins, clawed, obovate, 15-20 mm. long; stamens 6.
Fruits: Siliques terete, 3-6 cm. long and 5-10 mm. thick, 2-segmented, the lower segment short, not seed-bearing, the upper segment continuous, 1-celled, pithy between the seeds, tapering to a sharp, conical beak ¼ - ½ as long as the body.
Accepted Name:
Raphanus sativus L.Synonyms:
(none)
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Raphanus sativus
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Raphanus sativus specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Raphanus sativus specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Raphanus sativus treatment.
E-Flora BC: Raphanus sativus atlas page.
CalPhotos: Raphanus sativus images.
USDA Plants Database: Raphanus sativus.
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Fred Weinmann, 2002
G. D. Carr, 1976
G. D. Carr, 1986
G. D. Carr, 1986
G. D. Carr, 2004
Paul Slichter, 2009
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