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Chilpanunda-weed

Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC.
Chilpanunda-weed
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Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC., a member of the Brassicaceae family, is a flowering plant commonly known as Chilpanunda-weed. Native to Europe and western Asia, it thrives in disturbed areas and roadsides. It has spread to many temperate regions and is now cultivated for its salad leaves, sold as wild rocket or arugula. It closely resembles garden rocket.

Description

Diplotaxis tenuifolia is a perennial plant in the mustard family, Brassicaceae. It is widely distributed across Europe, western Asia, and has naturalized in many temperate regions. It is often found growing on disturbed ground and along roadsides. In recent years, it has been cultivated for its edible leaves, which are used in salads and sold under names like wild rocket in the UK and arugula in the US. The plant is frequently mistaken for garden rocket due to their similar appearance and uses.

Other common names

Perennial Wall-rocketPerennial wallrocketLincoln's-weedperennial rocketperennial wall rocketsand mustardsand rocketslim-leaf wall rocketwall rocketflixweedChilpanunda-weedgreater wall mustardslender-leaved wall rocketslim-leaved wall rocket

Distribution

British Columbia · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Ontario · Quebec · Portugal Continental · FI · RU · HR · IE · Belgium · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · GB · NO · DK · BY · IL · UA · AR · Liechtenstein · Belarus · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania · Bulgaria · Czech Republic · Slovakia · Denmark

Synonyms

Sisymbrium cartilagineumArabis sylvestrisBrassica tenuifoliaCrucifera tenuifoliaDiplotaxis fruticulosaDiplotaxis kovacsiaeDiplotaxis ramosissimaDiplotaxis tenuifolia f. integrifoliaDiplotaxis variabilisEruca perennisEruca silvestrisEruca tenuifoliaErysimum tenuifiliumSisymbrium acre

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