Diplotaxis muralis

Annual Wall-Rocket

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Common names

Annual Wall-Rocket, Stinkweed.

Scientific name

Diplotaxis muralis (L.) DC.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous annual plant. Stems are 10-50 cm high. The petals of the flowers are 5-8 mm long, one and a half to two times longer than the calyx. Flowering May - September.^[1]

Distribution in Bulgaria

The Danubian Plain, North-Eastern Bulgaria, The Predbalkan, Stara Planina (Western), Znepole Region, West Frontier Mountains, Sofia Region, Vitosha Region, The Black Sea coast, The Struma Valley, Thracian Plane and The Slavianka. Between 0 and 900 m a. s. l.^[2]

References

[1] Делипавлов, Д., И. Чешмеджиев, М. Попова, Д. Терзийски, И. Ковачев. 2003. Определител на растенията в България. Аграрен университет. Пловдив.

[2] Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.

Diplotaxis muralis на български

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