Brassicaceae FAMILY
Raphanus maritima
Raphanus maritima
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Raphanus maritima is a Biennial up to 0.80 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCoasts of Europe, including Britain, from the Netherlands to N. Spain, Mediterranean, Black Sea.
HabitatA plant of the drift-line and cliffs on sandy and rocky shores[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].