Israel wildflowers: White Wall-rocket
Diplotaxis erucoides, White Wall-rocket,
Hebrew: טוריים מצויים, Arabic: شلوة – خردول
| Scientific name: | Diplotaxis erucoides (L.) DC. | |
| Common name: | White Wall-rocket | |
| Hebrew name: | טוריים מצויים | |
| Arabic name: | شلوة – خردول | |
| Plant Family: | Cruciferae / Brassicaceae, מצליבים |
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| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | Upright, 20-60cm tall, branching, pubescent | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, rosette, entire | |
| Flowers: | White | |
| Fruits / pods: | 25-38mm long and 2mm across siliqua | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April, May, November, December | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Diplotaxis, diploys, διπλουϛ, twofold, double and taxis, row, because of the double row of seeds in the seed pod. erucoides, resembling Eruca or rocket-salad.
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