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Wild Radish

Raphanus raphanistrum

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Not native

Not native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
1–2.5 feet
Light
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Usually moist

At a glance

Life cycle
Annual or biennial

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 47 Virginia counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

18CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · 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
  • 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)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Plant details

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

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Charlock

Conservation status

Virginia rankSNA
Global rankGNR
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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