Common name: Radish
Raphanus sativus L. APNI*
Description: Herb 20–100 cm high, simple or branched, scabrous; taproot fleshy and edible.
Lower leaves 10–20 cm long, lyrate-pinnatisect with 2–6 pairs of lobes.
Sepals 5–10 mm long. Petals 15–25 mm long, white to purple. Siliqua 2–6 cm long, 5–10 mm wide, scarcely constricted between seeds, not breaking into 1-seeded units; inflated at maturity, valves spongy; beak 10–20 mm long; pedicel 10–20 mm long.
Distribution and occurrence: Often cultivated for its edible taproot, doubtfully naturalized. Native of Eur.
NSW subdivisions: *CC, *SC, *ST, *CWS
Other Australian states: *Qld *Vic. *Tas. *S.A.
Text by L. Retter & G. J. Harden Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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