Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Dicotyledon
   Brassicaceae -- The Caper, Mustard Family Bibliography
      Raphanus sativus

Common name(s): radish, wild radish
General Information
DistributionNative to Eurasia, now widely naturalized especially in temperate regions.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Maui, Kaho`olawe, Hawai`i.
















Habit
Coarse annual herbs 3-12 dm tall, from greatly thickened taproots, freely branching, subglabrous to sparsely hispid.
Leaves
Lower leaves 10-20 cm long.
Flowers
Sepals 9-10 mm long; petals white to purplish, 15-20 mm long.
Fruit
Body of silique 2-4 cm long, the beak 1-2 cm long.
Seeds
Seeds 2-4.
Chromosomes
2n = 18.