Quercus

Wild Radish

Raphanus raphanistrum

Not native to Kentucky

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

19CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Raphanus

  • Achyra rantalisGarden Webworm Moth
  • Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
  • Anarta trifoliiThe Nutmeg, Clover Cutworm
  • Apamea devastatorGlassy Borer, Glassy Cutworm Moth
  • Clepsis persicanaWhite Triangle Tortrix
  • Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
  • Euxoa messoriaReaper Dart, Darksided Cutworm, Dark-Sided Cutworm
  • Euxoa tessellataTessellate Dart, Striped Cutworm
  • Evergestis pallidataPurple-Backed Cabbageworm Moth
  • Evergestis rimosalisCross-Striped Cabbageworm, Cross-Shaped Cabbageworm
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  • Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
  • Hellula rogatalisCabbage Webworm
  • Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
  • Pontia protodiceCheckered White
  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
  • Udea rubigalisCelery Leaftier
  • Xanthorhoe labradorensisLabrador Carpet, Packard’s Carpet
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Raphanus

  • Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
  • Haemorhous mexicanusHouse Finch
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Brassicaceae
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
Yellow, pink, purple or white

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Charlock; Wild Radish

Conservation status

Kentucky rankNot available
Global rankGNR
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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