Diplotaxis erucoides
(L.)DC.
Brassicaceae
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Common Name: White Wall Rocket
General Information
Diplotaxis erucoides is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall.
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
Range
S. Europe - Mediterranean. Naturalized in S. Britain.
Habitat
A weed of arable and waste ground in S. England and frequent as a casual.
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
This species is a serious weed in S. Europe[
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
].
Plants often germinate in the autumn and survive as an over-wintering rosette[
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
].
Edible Uses
Leaves - raw or cooked. A mustard-like flavour, they can be added to salads[
217- Title
- Les Salades Sauvages
- Publication
-
- Author
- Les Ecologistes de l'Euzière
- Publisher
- Not given.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
- 2-906128-04-X
- Description
- A lovely little book about some wild salads in France. Written in French.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - best sown in situ as soon as it is ripe, though it can also be sown in situ in the spring. The seed usually germinates in the autumn.
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
