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Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus (Maritime Wild radish) |
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus (BRASSICACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus (Smith) Thellung
Published in op. cit. 278 (1918) | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Brassicaceae
Juss. (=Cruciferae) (The Mustard or Cress Family)
47 species from the Brassicaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Maritime Wild radish | Maltese name(s) : | Ravanell salvaġġ tal-baħar | Status for Malta : | Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE (annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Mar-Sep | Colour of Flowers: | Cream |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Sandy and rocky sea-shores |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Usually perennial; root napiform. Basal leaves usually in a distinct rosette; lateral lobes often irregular in size, contiguous. Petals 15-25 mm, yellow, scarcely veined. Siliqua 15-45 x 5-8 mm, lomentaceous at least above, with 1-6 segments separated by deep constrictions of irregular length; segments as wide or wider than long; beak 6-20 mm. |
Chromosome number: |
2n=18 |
Distributional range: |
Coasts of W. Europe northwards to N. Britain W. Mediterranean region Black Sea |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
? AE(G) Ag Al Az Be Bl(M N) Br Bu Cg Co Cr Ct Da Ga(F) Gr Hb(E) Ho Hs(S) It Lu Ma Mk Rm Sa Si(M S) Sl Tn Tu(E) Uk(K U) [Az(F L T) aGe Rm] |
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