Brassicaceae FAMILY
Raphanus raphanistrum
Raphanus raphanistrum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Raphanus raphanistrum is an annual plant that can grow up to 1.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Norway south to N. Africa.
HabitatA weed of fields and pastures[ 9 Title Edible and Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Launert. E. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2 Description Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ], usually on sandy non-calcareous soils[ 13 Title Hamlyn Encyclopaedia of Plants. Publication Author Triska. Dr. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1975 ISBN 0-600-33545-3 Description Very interesting reading, giving some details of plant uses and quite a lot of folk-lore. ]