Diplotaxis erucoides
Species of flowering plant
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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]
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| Diplotaxis erucoides | |
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| Diplotaxis erucoides flowers and fruits | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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. | |
Description
Diplotaxis erucoides is an herbaceous plant up to 20–60 centimetres (8–23+1⁄2 in) 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]
