Wild Radish,

Raphanus raphanistrum L.

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

▲ ▼   young plants

▲ ▼   mature, flowering plants

▲ ▼   mature, flowering plants

▲ ▼   mature, flowering plants

▲ (above photo from University of Wisconsin's "Weed Garden")

▲ ▼  basal leaves on mature plants

▲ ▼   flowers, both the white/pale pink and yellow forms

▲ ▼   seed pods (siliques) showing long pointed tips (beaks) and constriction between seeds

Wild Radish: 

·         European-native, winter or summer annual that grows 1-2.5 feet tall, usually with a number of branches off main stem

·         Produces a rosette of oval to lanceolate, rough-textured leaves, covered with stiff hairs; leaves deeply lobed on lower portions

·         Flowers are small, pink to lavender to pale yellow in terminal racemes

·         Siliques are 0.75-11.5 inches long pods that stand out from stalk at a slight up angle; fruits have a long beak, or pointed tip and siliques are constricted between the seeds, so that pods appear ridged

·         Common in winter annual crops