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Raphanus raphanistrum (Wild radish)

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Rosids > Eurosid II > Order: Brassicales > Family: Brassicaceae

 

Raphanus raphanistrum (Wild radish) growing as a weed on vacant land in Cape Town. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko ©]

 

Originates from the Northern Hemisphere (Asia or possibly the Mediterranean) and has become a weed in many parts of the world, including southern Africa.

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