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Raphanus raphanistrum, also known as wild radish, white charlock or jointed charlock, [1] is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.The species is native to western Asia, Europe and parts of Northern Africa.
European radishes (Raphanus sativus) Daikon (or bai luobo)—a large East Asian white radish—for sale in India. Sometimes referred to as European radishes or spring radishes if they are planted in cooler weather, summer radishes are generally small and have a relatively short three- to four-week cultivation time. [9]
The Neolithic founder crops (or primary domesticates) are the eight plant species that were domesticated by early Holocene (Pre-Pottery Neolithic A and Pre-Pottery Neolithic B) farming communities in the Fertile Crescent region of southwest Asia, and which formed the basis of systematic agriculture in the Middle East, North Africa, India ...
The genus is native to Asia, but its members can now be found worldwide. Growing wild, they are regarded as invasive species in many regions. Raphanus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including cabbage moth , Endoclita excrescens , the garden carpet , and the nutmeg .
When complete, the list below will include all food plants native to the Americas (genera marked with a dagger † are endemic), regardless of when or where they were first used as a food source. For a list of food plants and other crops which were only introduced to Old World cultures as a result of the Columbian Exchange touched off by the ...
He laughs about all this starting with $25. That was how much it cost to buy Dr. Carlyle A. Luer’s “The Native Orchids of Florida” at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami in 1972.
A fieldfare, a thrush native to Europe, was spotted Feb. 14 in Ashland. The sighting is the first for the species in Wisconsin.
Daikon [2] or mooli, [3] Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, is a mild-flavored winter radish usually characterized by fast-growing leaves and a long, white, napiform root. . Originally native to continental East Asia, [4] daikon is harvested and consumed throughout the region, as well as in South Asia, and is available internat