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Radish
Raphanus sativus L.
Family: Brassicaceae
20 to 40 cm as a rosette, up to 1 m in flower
Grown in vegetable gardens, light, cool soils
Flowering: May – July if bolting
Full sun
Fairly hardy, tolerates light frosts
❓ How do you recognise this plant?
The radish is one of the fastest vegetables to grow in the garden — some varieties are ready to harvest in barely three weeks after sowing.
🍃 Leaves
Pinnately lobed, rough, in a basal rosette
🌸 Flowers
White to purplish, veined, with 4 petals in a cross
🍎 Fruits
Swollen, spongy silique, not splitting open when ripe
🪵 Bark
Swollen taproot (the part eaten), red, pink, white or black depending on variety
🗺️ Distribution
Cultivated throughout France, one of the fastest-growing root vegetables
🐝 Value for pollinators
Flowers rich in nectar, visited by bees when the plant bolts
✂️ Horticultural uses
Very fast-growing vegetable garden root crop
⚠️ Possible toxicity
No known toxicity — root and young leaves edible
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ℹ️ Educational profile — do not use it to judge whether a plant is edible or safe.
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