Radish (Raphanus sativus)
Species Radish (Raphanus sativus)
The radish is a flowering plant in the mustard family, Brassicaceae. Its large taproot is commonly used as a root vegetable, although the entire plant is edible and its leaves are sometimes used as a leaf vegetable. Originally domesticated in Asia, radishes are now grown and consumed globally. The radish is sometimes considered to form a species complex with the wild radish and instead treated as the subspecies Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus.
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Germination temperature
- 4.4–35 °C
- Ideal germination temperature
- 29.4 °C
- Germination time
- 3–6 days
- Time to harvest
- 20–30 days