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 or white wallrocket, is a species of annual herb of the family Brassicaceae native to West Mediterranean.
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.