Common Name: wild radishScientific Name: Raphanus raphanistrum L.Family Name: Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) - Mustard FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced annual or winter annual, reproducing by seed Stemsupright, branched mostly above, fine pubescent with stiff hairs Leaves alternate, oblong, lobed pinnately with lobes large toward tip, large round terminal lobe, upper leaved undivided; all leaves with margins wavy, stiff hairs above and below Flowers 4-petaled, pale yellow sometimes white, petals sometimes light purple tinged or with noticeable purple veins Seed Podsconstricted between seeds, appear segmented, beak at tip, break apart when mature