Raphanus raphanistrum

Wild Radish, Jointed Charlock at Coombs, ACT

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Identification history

Raphanus raphanistrum	12 May 2017	MichaelMulvaney
Raphanus raphanistrum	10 May 2017	michaelb
Eruca sativa	25 Apr 2017	Mike
Unidentified	25 Apr 2017	michaelb

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Near to one of the Coombs Ponds.

8 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

26 Apr 2017

To ID Brassicaceae, as well as flowers and leaves, you really need reasonably mature seed cases. Could you leave it a week or two till the seed cases are more mature? Then see whether they have a beak or not and what it looks like. Also whether there is a septum down the middle and if there is how complete, and whether there are one or two rows of seeds. Some genera break up into one-seeded strutures when fully mature. Most don't.

Mike wrote:

26 Apr 2017

As Betty says, you need to wait for the seed cases. However, it ticks the other boxes.

KenT wrote:

26 Apr 2017

If I had to guess, i'd say a variety of Raphanus sativus - aka cultivated radish

michaelb wrote:

1 May 2017

I revisited this area today, but I could not find the subject in a large open grassy park.

AndyRussell wrote:

11 May 2017

I agree with what Betty says however my guess would be Raphanus raphanistrum, Wild Radish said by an old farmer