Black radish
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The black radish, a cultivated variety of the radish, is a root vegetable of the family Brassicaceae and is a variety of winter radish. It is also called black Spanish radish or Erfurter radish.
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Black radish | |
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Genus | Raphanus |
Species | Raphanus raphanistrum |
Subspecies | Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus[1] |
Cultivar | several, including 'Black Spanish Round'[2] |
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The edible root has a tough black skin and white flesh. There are round and elongated varieties. Like other radishes, black radish has a sharp flavor due to various chemical compounds that the plant primarily uses as pest defense. Some of these phytochemicals are produced in high concentrations.