Brassicaceae FAMILY
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Diplotaxis tenuifolia is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern and central Europe, possibly including Britain.
HabitatOld walls and waste places in S. England, a casual further north[ 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. ]. This plant is doubtfully native in Britain[ 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. ].