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annual wall rocket

Diplotaxis muralis DC.
annual wall rocket
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Diplotaxis muralis, known as annual wall rocket, is a flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family. Native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, it has naturalized in temperate regions worldwide. The plant is erect, mustard-like, and rarely exceeds half a meter in height. It features lobed leaves and dense inflorescences of yellow or occasionally light purple flowers with small oval petals and large anthers. The fruit is a silique two to four centimeters long.

Description

Diplotaxis muralis is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family. It is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has spread to temperate regions globally. The plant is characterized by its erect, mustard-like growth, rarely reaching half a meter in height. Its leaves are lobed, and the stems bear dense clusters of yellow or occasionally light purple flowers with small oval petals and prominent anthers. The fruit is a pod-like silique measuring two to four centimeters in length. It was first described in 1821 and is found in regions including Canada, the United States, and parts of Europe, as well as in South Africa, Chile, and Ireland.

Other common names

Annual Wall-rocketAnnual wallrocketTeetulpa-weedcrossweedsand rocketannual wall rocketwall mustardwall rocketstinking wall rocketstinkweednannyweedlesser wall rocket

Distribution

Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · São Miguel Island · RU · ZA · CL · IE · Belgium · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · GB · NO · MX · BY · UA · Flanders · AR · Liechtenstein · Azores · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania

Synonyms

Sisymbrium minusArabis canadensisBrassica brevipesBrassica scoposaCrucifera diplotaxisDiplotaxis erucastrumDiplotaxis intermediaDiplotaxis littoralisDiplotaxis mandonisDiplotaxis muralis var. babingtoniiDiplotaxis muralis var. caulescensDiplotaxis polonicaDiplotaxis scaposaDiplotaxis vallesensisDiplotaxis viminea subsp. intermediaEruca decumbens

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