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Raphanus raphanistrum L.

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Raphanus raphanistrum L., Sp. Pl. 669 (1753)
Raphanus raphanistrum L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
669
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Raphanus raphanistrum L.
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Raphanus raphanistrum

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raphanistrum

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Raphanus raphanistrum L.

Annual to perennial. Taproot swollen or slender. Stems usually green, (10)-20-80-(100) cm tall. Rosette and lower stem lvs lyrate-pinnate; terminal leaflet 3-6-(10) × 3-6-(10) cm, as wide or narrower than rest of lf; lateral leaflets in 1-8 pairs. Stem lvs simple or with 1 pair of basal lobes, orbicular to lanceolate, 1-6 cm long. Racemes 15-40-(60) cm long. Pedicels 1-2 cm long, stout at fruiting. Sepals 6-9 × 1-2 mm. Petals yellow, white, brownish, pink, or mauve, usually mauve-veined, 13-20 mm long. Silique (1)-2-8-seeded, cylindric, constricted between seeds, breaking into segments when ripe, weakly to strongly ribbed, tapering at apex, (10)-20-60-(80) × (2)-3-8-(9) mm. Seeds 1.5-3 mm long.

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Raphanus raphanistrum L.
Raphanus raphanistrum L.
Raphanus raphanistrum L.
Raphanus raphanistrum L.
Raphanus raphanistrum L.
Raphanus raphanistrum L.
Raphanus raphanistrum L.
Raphanus raphanistrum L.
Raphanus raphanistrum L.
Raphanus raphanistrum L.
Raphanus raphanistrum L.

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1 January 2000
9 January 2024
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