WildBristol.uk - Discovering Wildlife in Bristol

Widespread and fairly frequent throughout the UK. Habitat includes: Disturbed places such as gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, arable fields, roadside verges, spoil heaps, wasteland, open coastal grassland, sand dunes, shingle, cliffs, disturbed land by the sea, muddy shores etc. Growing habit: Annual / Biennial / Perennial. Flowers: May to September. Height: Up to 60 cm. Other names include: Wild Radish, White Charlock, Jointed Charlock. 4 subspecies, 1 species hybrids, 3 varieties: Mediterranean Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. landra), Sea Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus) - Native, Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus x raphanistrum (0 records), Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum) - Archaeophyte, Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus x subsp. raphanistrum, Raphanus raphanistrum var. aureus, Raphanus raphanistrum var. flavus, Raphanus raphanistrum var. raphanistrum.