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Diplotaxis muralis  (L.) DC.
Annual wall rocket,   Annual wallrocket
Diplotaxis muralis is an annual or perennial herb that is not native to California.
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Genus: Diplotaxis
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSSisymbrium murale
Information about  Diplotaxis muralis from other sources

[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: D. muralis was first published by Augustin Candolle in Syst. Nat. Vol.2 on page 634 in 1821, based on an earlier description by Carl Linnaeus. Linnaeus had named it 'Sisymbrium murale' in his seminal publication 'Species Plantarum' in 1753. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/14/2025).