Raphanus sativus

Classification	Dicots
Family	Brassicaceae
Family (Traditional)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Raphanus
Species:	Raphanus sativus L.
Common Name	Cultivated Radish
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; Duration: Biennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: subpetiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Type: Silique; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 4; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 4; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Raphanus raphanistrum var. sativus	Raphanus raphanistrum var. sativus (L.) G. Beck

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Christian (KY), Jefferson (KY), Madison (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Knox (TN), Lewis (TN), Montgomery (TN), Putnam (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Stewart (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, HTTU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1932 - 1981

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0089587	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Raphanus sativus
APSC0089586	Jefferson	Kentucky	17 Sep 1932	Bishop	APSC Raphanus sativus
BEREA010846	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Raphanus sativus
UCHT036908	Sequatchie	Tennessee			UCHT Raphanus sativus
TENN-V-0105380	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Raphanus sativus
APSC0021315	Christian	Kentucky	13 Apr 1980		APSC Raphanus sativus
APSC0020732	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Raphanus sativus
APSC0020739	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Raphanus sativus
APSC0089588	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Raphanus sativus
APSC0020736	Todd	Kentucky	03 May 1969	Lloyd Settle	APSC Raphanus sativus
MTSU015805	Lewis	Tennessee	21 Jun 1981	Jeff Peery 26	MTSU Raphanus sativus
BEREA010845	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Raphanus sativus
APSC0020734	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Raphanus sativus
HTTU005931	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Raphanus sativus
APSC0089585	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Raphanus sativus
APSC0020733	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Raphanus sativus
APSC0089589	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Raphanus sativus

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Raphanus sativus

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