Question: This one plant popped up in my new vegetable garden (suburb of Boston). The pods look like beans, and the …
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Question
This one plant popped up in my new vegetable garden (suburb of Boston). The pods look like beans, and the root starts to look like a beet, but I didn't plant those things! Thanks if you can help.
Answer
Dear crownclctr@verizon.net, the plant in your images is Raphanus raphanistrum (wild radish). It is a wild relative of the cultivated radish. And like that cultivated species, its flowers, young fruits, and leaves taste like radish (i.e., a spicy mustard flavor). Raphanus raphanistrum can be a common weed in cultivated areas.
