Photographs: Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork

Wild Radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum Meacan raidigh Family: Brassicaceae Flowering May-September. Annual. Introduced. White or pale-yellow flowers with darker veins and erect sepals. Seedpods with a slender beak. Leaves are pinnately lobed with large, rounded end lobes. More/less erect straggly plant, the stems with few branches. Found on cultivated and waste ground and roadsides and has been known as an urban weed in Dublin since Viking times. Similar: Sea Radish, R. raphanistrum subsp. maritimus

Wild Radish, Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum