Wild Radish

Wild Radish,

Raphanus raphanistrum L.

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

▲ ▼ young plants

▲ ▼ mature, flowering plants

▲ (above photo from University of Wisconsin's "Weed Garden")

▲ ▼ basal leaves on mature plants

▲ ▼ flowers, both the white/pale pink and yellow forms

▲ ▼ seed pods (siliques) showing long pointed tips (beaks) and constriction between seeds

Wild Radish:

European-native, winter or summer annual that grows 1-2.5 feet tall, usually with a number of branches off main stem
Produces a rosette of oval to lanceolate, rough-textured leaves, covered with stiff hairs; leaves deeply lobed on lower portions
Flowers are small, pink to lavender to pale yellow in terminal racemes
Siliques are 0.75-11.5 inches long pods that stand out from stalk at a slight up angle; fruits have a long beak, or pointed tip and siliques are constricted between the seeds, so that pods appear ridged
Common in winter annual crops