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Diplotaxis erucoides

Diplotaxis erucoides

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual
Growth—

See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs[PFAF]. This species is a serious weed in S. Europe[1]. Plants often germinate in the autumn and survive as an over-wintering rosette[1].

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. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Diplotaxis+erucoides>

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Insects

References

  1. [1]Flora of the British Isles. — Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. · Cambridge University Press · 1962 · ISBN - ↩︎A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
  2. [2]Les Salades Sauvages — Les Ecologistes de l'Euzière · Not given. · 1994 · ISBN 2-906128-04-X ↩︎A lovely little book about some wild salads in France. Written in French.
  3. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎