Raphanus raphanistrum L.
Annotated by C. E. Seibert, 31 Aug 2007.

Montana: Pondera County: Conrad vicinity (Sanders Road W.)
48.17028° N, 111.94528° W,
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 4025 meters. Coordinate Source: Digital Map.
Scattered and weedy in flax field. Plants with white, red, and/or purple flowers. Wild Radish in an annual to biennial mustard (=Family Brassicaceae) introduced from Eurasia and in Montana occurring only sporadically in waste places and as a weed in grainfields. Raphanus species contain toxins known as glucosinolates that may affect milk quality and impart an abnormal flavor, but otherwise are not known to be poisonous. Received at MONT Herbarium for identification (PDIA #200700306) via Pondera County Extension Agent Dan Picard. Phenology: Flowers.

Jerry Habets S.N., Aug 29, 2007
MONT, Accession: 80975