Diplotaxis erucoides
| Diplotaxis erucoides | |
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| Diplotaxis erucoides flowers and fruits | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | 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
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Diplotaxis erucoides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- 1 2 Pignatti, Sandro (1982). Flora d'Italia (in Italian) 1. p. 466. ISBN 9788850624492.
- ↑ Salvai, Giuliano (2008). "Diplotaxis erucoides". Actaplantarum. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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