Raphanus raphanistrum |
Brassicaceae tribe Brassiceae |
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jointed charlock |
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Habit | Plants without fleshy roots. | |
Stems | (2)3–8 dm, retrorsely hispid. |
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Basal leaves | 3–15(22) × 1–5 cm; margins lyrate; pinnatifid, or dentate; lateral lobes 1–4 on each side of midvein; < terminal lobes; petioles 1–6 cm. |
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Cauline leaves | margins uppermost dentate, subsessile. |
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Inflorescences | fruiting pedicels divaricate or ascending, 7–25 mm. |
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Flowers | sepals 7–11 mm; petals 15–25 × 4–7 mm, yellow or creamy white; claws to 1.5 cm; styles 1–5 cm. |
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Fruits | linear to narrowly lanceolate, valvular segments 1–1.5 mm; distal segments (1.5)2–11(14) cm × (2.5)3–8(11) mm, longitudinally ribbed, constricted and breaking between seeds. |
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Seeds | 2.5–3.5 × 1.8–2.5 mm. |
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2n | =18. |
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Raphanus raphanistrum |
Brassicaceae tribe Brassiceae |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Roadsides, disturbed areas, orchards, fields. Flowering Mar–Aug. 0–200 m. CR, Est, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; scattered throughout North America; Asia, Europe. Exotic. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 504 Ihsan Al-Shehbaz |
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