Diplotaxis erucoides
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Diplotaxis |
| Species: | D. erucoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplotaxis erucoides (L.) DC.
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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
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ NRCS. "Diplotaxis erucoides". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ a b Pignatti, Sandro (1982). Flora d'Italia (in Italian). Vol. 1. p. 466. ISBN 9788850624492.
- ^ Salvai, Giuliano (2008). "Diplotaxis erucoides". Actaplantarum. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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