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Raphanus sativus (radish)

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name
Raphanus sativus L.
Preferred Common Name
radish
Other Scientific Names
Raphanus candidus
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus (L.) Domin
Raphanus sativus var. caudatus L.H. Bailey
Raphanus sativus var. niger J. Kern
Raphanus sativus var. oleiferus
Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis Pers.
Raphanus sativus var. sativus
International Common Names
Spanish
rabanó
French
petit radis
radis d'hiver
ravonet
Arabic
fugl
Chinese
lor bark
Portuguese
rabanete
rabao
Local Common Names
France
radis
Germany
Radies
Rettig
Italy
radice
ramolaccio
ravanello
ravano
Japan
daikon
Netherlands
radijs
ramenas, tuin-
Philippines
labanos
Sweden
rädisa
raettika, gaards-
Vietnam
cu-cai trang
EPPO code
RAPSN (Raphanus sativus var. niger)
EPPO code
RAPSR (Raphanus sativus)

Pictures

Raphanus sativus (radish); freshly harvested radishes, on a market in France. Toulon, France. April 2007.
Radishes on a market
Raphanus sativus (radish); freshly harvested radishes, on a market in France. Toulon, France. April 2007.
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Raphanus sativus (radish); Daikon radish (R. sativus var. longipinnatus) at point of sale. Berkeley Farmers' Market, California, USA. December 2013.
Radishes on a market
Raphanus sativus (radish); Daikon radish (R. sativus var. longipinnatus) at point of sale. Berkeley Farmers' Market, California, USA. December 2013.
©Franco Folini-2013/via flickr - CC BY-SA 2.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); field crop and freshly harvested radishes. Israel. December 2006.
Field crop
Raphanus sativus (radish); field crop and freshly harvested radishes. Israel. December 2006.
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Raphanus sativus (radish); field crop. The Netherlands. April 2007.
Field crop
Raphanus sativus (radish); field crop. The Netherlands. April 2007.
©Rasbak (aka Jan Bakker, The Netherlands)/via wikipedia - CC BY-SA 3.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); field crop of Daikon radish. Kurikoma, Kurihara, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. October 2005.
Field crop
Raphanus sativus (radish); field crop of Daikon radish. Kurikoma, Kurihara, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. October 2005.
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Raphanus sativus (radish); flowers. Hawea Pl, Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2012.
Flowers
Raphanus sativus (radish); flowers. Hawea Pl, Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2012.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2012 - CC BY 4.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); seeds. Note scale.
Seeds
Raphanus sativus (radish); seeds. Note scale.
©Brian Arthur/Hugowolf/via wikipedia - CC BY 3.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); seedling. Germany. June 2012.
Seedling
Raphanus sativus (radish); seedling. Germany. June 2012.
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Raphanus sativus (radish); flowering habit. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2009.
Habit
Raphanus sativus (radish); flowering habit. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2009.
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Raphanus sativus (radish); flowers. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2009.
Flowers
Raphanus sativus (radish); flowers. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2009.
©Forest & Kim Starr - CC BY 4.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); fruiting habit. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2009.
Fruiting habit
Raphanus sativus (radish); fruiting habit. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2009.
©Forest & Kim Starr - CC BY 4.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); radishes.
Radishes
Raphanus sativus (radish); radishes.
Oregon State University, Dept of Nutrition & Food Management
Cabbage white larvae on radish
Ascia monuste
Cabbage white larvae on radish
CABI
Cabbage whitre larvae damage on radish
Ascia monuste
Cabbage whitre larvae damage on radish
CABI
Raphanus sativus (radish); freshly harvested radishes, on a market. Eugene, Oregon, USA. November 2013.
Radishes on a market
Raphanus sativus (radish); freshly harvested radishes, on a market. Eugene, Oregon, USA. November 2013.
©Visitor7/via wikipedia - CC BY-SA 3.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); basket of black, white, and red radishes on a market. Thiers, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France. August 2010.
Radishes on a market
Raphanus sativus (radish); basket of black, white, and red radishes on a market. Thiers, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France. August 2010.
©Le grand Cricri/via wikipedia - CC BY-SA 3.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); subsp. acanthiformis, 'Rozovyi blesk misato', sectioned.
Sectioned roots
Raphanus sativus (radish); subsp. acanthiformis, 'Rozovyi blesk misato', sectioned.
©Bff/via wikipedia - CC BY-SA 4.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); subsp. sativus spongy. Sectioned. The Netherlands. April 2007.
Sectioned roots
Raphanus sativus (radish); subsp. sativus spongy. Sectioned. The Netherlands. April 2007.
©Rasbak (aka Jan Bakker)/via wikipedia - CC BY-SA 3.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); var. sativus, freshly harvested. Japan. October 2012.
Radishes
Raphanus sativus (radish); var. sativus, freshly harvested. Japan. October 2012.
©Aiko Matsuoka (松岡明芳)/via wikipedia - CC BY-SA 3.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); field crop. Japan. October 2012.
Field crop
Raphanus sativus (radish); field crop. Japan. October 2012.
©Aiko Matsuoka (松岡明芳)/via wikipedia - CC BY-SA 3.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); flowering and fruiting habit in a vegetable plot. Hawea Pl, Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2012.
Habit
Raphanus sativus (radish); flowering and fruiting habit in a vegetable plot. Hawea Pl, Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2012.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2012 - CC BY 4.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); seedpods. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2009.
Seedpods
Raphanus sativus (radish); seedpods. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2009.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2009 - CC BY 4.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); packeted seeds. KiHana Nursery Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA. February 2011.
Seeds
Raphanus sativus (radish); packeted seeds. KiHana Nursery Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA. February 2011.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2011 - CC BY 4.0
Raphanus sativus (radish); packeted seeds.Walmart Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, USA. January 2008.
Seeds
Raphanus sativus (radish); packeted seeds.Walmart Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, USA. January 2008.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2008 - CC BY 4.0

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