wild radish

Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. raphanistrum

Member of wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)
radishes (genus Raphanus)
mustard family (family Brassicaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow, cream in flowering plants

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• petals pale yellow [cream?], ± white in age
• leaf blade 3–15 cm long, 1–5 cm wide, entire or pinnately lobed
• 2–8 lateral lobes, in pairs, dentate
• fruit is 3–9 cm long, 3–5 mm wide
• constricted between the seeds and breaks up into one-seeded segments when mature

Toxicity of wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum):
3 – Ingestion of these plants is expected to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms that may cause illness but is not life-threatening.

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Chris’s observations: 1 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• Russian Ridge OSP

Months:

• Mar.: 1

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Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. raphanistrum → iNaturalist
• Raphanus raphanistrum → Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora