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Diplotaxis acris (Forssk.) Boiss.

الجرجير البري

Syn. Hesperis acris Forssk.

Desert Wall-rocket
Brassicaceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Annual herb, sparsely pubescent, usually 10-60 cm tall. Lower leaves rosetted, obovale, petiolate to subsessile, irregularly dentate-serrate or almost entire. Flowers purple, lilac or rarely white, petals obovate. Pods erect, stipulate, flattened, torulose.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Saharo-Arabian species is distributed in Sahara, Middle East and adjacent regions from Libya to Iraq and Türkey. Within the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Yemen.
  • Ecology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
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      Not Evaluated
  • Uses and Values
    • Aromatic and Medicinal Use
      Medicinal use
    • Other Usages
      Palatable
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      Used occasionally in traditional folk medicine for its pungent properties, often as an ingredient in local medicinal pastes or topical applications.
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