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Garden Radish
Garden Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum sativus
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
A few months
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

The garden radish is one of the fastest crops in any kitchen garden, ready to harvest in as little as three weeks from seed. Its swollen taproot ranges from bright scarlet to snow-white depending on variety, hiding underground until pulled.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Raphanus
Species
Raphanus raphanistrum