Brassicaceae

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Common Names: Lincoln weed

Plant Form: Erect perennial herb. Size: 20-80 cm tall. Stem: Blue-green with whitish bloom. Leaves: Highly variable, often deeply lobed, have strong mustard smell when crushed. Rosette leaves only present during seedling phase. Flowers: With four yellow to pale yellow petals on a stalk, typical Mustard family (Brassicaceae) type flowers. Fruit and Seeds: Narrow 2-6 cm long pods with pointed tip, with slight constrictions around seed sections as it matures, with numerous small seeds in rows. Habitat: Dunes, scrublands, roadsides, wastelands, stream banks, railway lines. Distinguishing Features: Distinguished from Brassica species by having a stalk at the base of fruit and from other wall rockets (Diplotaxis species) by having 2 rows of seeds. Impacts: Competes with grain crops, toxic to livestock and humans.

Flowers typical cabbage family

Leaves deeply lobed

Growth is bushy

Seed pods are on long stalks