Raphanus sativus L.
garden radish (cultivated radish)
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
garden radish (cultivated radish)
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual or biennial herb from a fleshy, elongated taproot; stems 0.3-1.2 m tall, simple or branched, sparsely stiff-hairy.
Leaves:
Basal leaves pinnately lobed, 3-20 cm long, 1-8 cm wide, stalked, often round-toothed, terminal segment larger, orbicular; stem leaves reduced upwards.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of spreading to ascending stalks, 8-27 mm long; petals pink, pink-purple to white or yellow with darker venation, 13-20 mm long; sepals 7-11 mm long, glabrous.
Fruits:
Siliques, 2-6 cm long, 5-10 mm wide, continuous or sometimes slightly moniliform, lightly several-grooved, usually not breaking transversely, beaks conical, sharp, 1/4 to 1/2 as long as the body, glabrous; seeds 1-3 (5).
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Raphanus sativus
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
800 | 800 | 800 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
0 | ||
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
7 | 7 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
E | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
IDF(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry disturbed areas and waste places in the lowland zone; rare in SW BC; introduced from Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Raphanus raphanistrum var. sativus (L.) G. Beck