DESCRIPTION
Wild radish is one of most important weeds of winter grain crops.

Height: 30-60 cm.
Stem rough with reflexed hairs.
Leaves pinnatifid, 3-5 lateral ovate lobes, larger near the apex and with a very large terminal lobe.
Flowers white or yellow, with marked purple veins. Sepals erect and hairy.
Fruit: siliqua with joints, longer than peduncle when ripe and dividing into segments.
Mistaken with: Sinapis arvensis

FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE
The flowers are classified as hermaphrodite. Bees, flies are responsible for pollinating this variety. This species is generally considered frost tolerant. There have been no direct recordings of this plant providing food, shelter etc for native wildlife.

The plant can taint milk if grazed and is toxic to livestock, although not often eaten. Wild radish also is an alternative host or reservoir for a number of pathogen and arthropod pests of grain crops.

It is best to use just the young leaves in spring, older leaves soon become bitter. Seed - raw or cooked. A very pungent flavour, the seed can be ground into a powder and made into a paste when it is an excellent substitute for mustard. The sprouted seeds have a somewhat hot spicey flavour and are a tasty addition to salads. Flowers - raw. A nice addition to salads. The flower buds are used as a brocolli substitute, they should be lightly steamed for no more than 5 minutes. Young seedpods - raw. Crisp and juicy, they must be eaten when young because they quickly become tough and fibrous. An edible oil is obtained from the seed.