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Wild Radish - Raphanus raphanistrum
Other Names:  White Charlock

Non-native Species

Global Rank: GNR
State Rank: SNA
C-value: 1


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General Description
Stems 30–80 cm. Leaves all cauline, petiolate; the blade pinnately lobed with a large terminal lobe or dentate above, 9–23 cm long. Petals 13–22 mm long, yellow to white with purple veins. Fruit 4–7 cm × 3–5 mm, constricted between seeds; the beak 13–23 mm long; pedicels 10–26 mm long, ascending (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments
Widespread in North America; introduced from Eurasia (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 4

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Habitat
Fields; valleys; collected in Pondera and Stillwater counties (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Ecology
POLLINATORS
The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap: Bombus occidentalis (Thorp et al. 1983).

Management


References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
    • Thorp, R.W., D.S. Horning, and L.L. Dunning. 1983. Bumble bees and cuckoo bumble bees of California (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey 23:1-79.
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    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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