Raphanus raphanistrum
Raphanus raphanistrum
Ssp landra: Kalpakturpu; Ssp raphanistrum: Eşek turpu; Ssp rostratus: Türükotu
Annual, usually branched from near base with erect branches 15-50 cm, ± hispid. Basal leaves not rosette-forming, lyrate, petiolate. Cauline leaves petiolate; uppermost sessile, entire. Inflorescence loose before anthesis, greatly elongating in fruit. Petals 14-17 x 4-8 mm, white, pale rose, lilac or yellow, usually with dark veins that are rarely absent. Fruiting pedicels erect-ascending, 10-30 mm. Fruit 1,4-6,5 cm x 3-7 mm. Seeds usually reticulate. Fl. 3-5. Fallow fields, cultivated ground, sandy fields, s.l.-400 m.
Throughout Europe, N. Africa, S.W. & C. Asia.
subsp. rostratus var. rostratus
Annual with stem 15-30 cm, ascending, branched at base. Basal and lower cauline leaves lyrate; upper usually entire, lateral lobes of basal and lower cauline leaves very small and distant. Sepal 0.8-1.8 mm, elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse. Petal 15-25 mm, pale lilac, with darker veins. Fruiting pedicels 1-5 cm. Siliqua erecto-patent, 30-130 x 4-6 mm, lomentaceous at least above, with 2-7 segments usually longer than wide, strongly veined; beak 10-30 mm. Flowering 4-6.
