Diplotaxis muralis (L.) DC.

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Diplotaxis// Species: Diplotaxis muralis (L.) DC.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Heywood in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski and Matevki in Micevski (1995).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Caucasus; Canary Islands; North Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Disturbed ground – cultivated land, road sides and ruderal areas.

Flowering period: Spring – summer: MAR, APR, MAY, JUN.

*Diplotaxis muralis* – habit. Village of Beli, 24.03.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Diplotaxis muralis* – flower. Village of Beli, 24.03.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Diplotaxis muralis* – side view of flower with calyx. Village of Beli, 24.03.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Diplotaxis muralis* – siliqua. Village of Beli, 24.03.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Diplotaxis muralis* – siliques. Village of Beli, 24.03.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Diplotaxis muralis* – stem. Village of Beli, 24.03.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Diplotaxis muralis* – lower part of plant with leaves. Leaves are crowded towards the base of the plant. Village of Beli, 24.03.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Diplotaxis muralis* – leaf. Village of Beli, 24.03.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Diplotaxis muralis* – leaves. Village of Beli, 24.03.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Diplotaxis muralis* – adaxial side of leaf. Village of Beli, 24.03.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Diplotaxis muralis* – abaxial side of leaf. Village of Beli, 24.03.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Diplotaxis muralis (L.) DC. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/05d4c5a3-f705-45f7-8432-b663c63658ad [Accessed 25.03.2024].

Diplotaxis DC. Micevski, K. and Matevski, V. in Micevski, K. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 729 – 731.

Diplotaxis DC. Heywood, V.H. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 334 – 335.

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