Diplotaxis erucoides

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Diplotaxis erucoides
Diplotaxis erucoides flowers and fruits
Diplotaxis erucoides flowers and fruits
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Diplotaxis
Species:
D. erucoides
Binomial name
Diplotaxis erucoides
(L.) DC.

Diplotaxis erucoides, the white rocket[1] or white wallrocket,[2] is a species of annual herb of the family Brassicaceae native to West Mediterranean.[3]

Description[]

Diplotaxis erucoides is an herbaceous plant up to 20–60 cm tall, with green, erect stem, sparsely pubescent, and pinnatisect leaves up to 15 cm long. It has racemes of white flowers with four 6–8 mm petals, four sepals, six stamens and a style with green stigma. The fruit is a 25–33 mm siliqua containing 40-80 seeds in two parallel series.[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ "Diplotaxis erucoides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b Pignatti, Sandro (1982). Flora d'Italia (in Italian). 1. p. 466. ISBN 9788850624492.
  4. ^ Salvai, Giuliano (2008). "Diplotaxis erucoides". Actaplantarum. Retrieved 20 January 2015.


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