Wild Radish

(Raphanus raphanistrum)

Wild Radish

Characteristics
Seedling Leaves Flowers Fruit
Wild radish seedling wild radish leaf wild radish flower wild radish fruit

Growing habits: Erect winter annual

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from stout taproot

Leaf anatomy: Basal rosette of leaves, alternate above base, lower leaves obovate-oblong in outline, lyrate or pinnatifid into 5-15 segments, upper leaves much smaller, margins entire or dentate

Reproduction: Flowers yellow, becoming white with age

References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice