Cultivated Radish

Raphanus sativus

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Botanical name
Raphanus sativus
Also known as
Cultivated Radish, Garden Radish, Radish, Wild Radish
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Raphanus
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Cultivated Radish

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Raphanus sativus but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Raphanistrum gayanum Raphanus acanthiformis Raphanus candidus Raphanus gayanus Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus Raphanus sativus var. radicula Raphanus taquetii

Others in Raphanus

Raphanus raphanistrum
Jointed Charlock
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. rostratus
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus
Raphanus sativus var. sativus
Raphanus pugioniformis
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. landra
Raphanus sativus var. caudatus

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