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Wild radish

Raphanus raphanistrum

Wild radish is a fun plant with bright yellow flowers and crunchy seed pods. It grows in many places and is loved by bees and butterflies!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Wild radish has rough, hairy leaves and slender stems, often branching. Its small, four-petaled flowers are typically pale yellow or white with noticeable purple veins, sometimes appearing entirely purple. These distinctive flowers help differentiate it from other yellow wildflowers.

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Wild radish

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even its young leaves and flowers can be added to salads for a peppery kick!

Its long, lumpy seed pods look like bumpy fingers or necklaces!

This plant is considered a tricky weed in many farm fields because it grows so fast!

Wild radish is a close wild cousin to the crunchy radishes you eat!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rapid Seed Spreader

Wild radish can produce many long, bumpy seed pods that break apart easily, helping it spread its seeds far and wide to colonize new areas.

Fähigkeit

Chemical Defense Shield

Wild radish has special chemicals called glucosinolates, which give it a peppery taste and can deter some hungry animals from eating its leaves.

Fähigkeit

Color-Changing Blooms

Wild radish flowers can change color as they age, often starting yellow and fading to white or purple, which might signal different things to pollinators.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-100 cm
Ausbreitung
15-45 cm
Blütengröße
1-2 cm
Blütezeit
Spring_to_fall
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Feeds on nectar and collects pollen

eaten by

Small Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

Larvae feed on leaves

eaten by

Diamondback moth

Plutella xylostella

Larvae feed on foliage

eaten by

Garden snail

Helix aspersa

Consumes leaves and stems

Merkmale

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Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always check with an adult before eating any wild plants.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Wild radish?

30-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Wild radish?

15-45 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Wild radish?

1-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Wild radish?

Spring_to_fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Wild radish?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Wild radish?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Wild radish?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Wild radish?

Insekten

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