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Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Erect mustard-like plant with branching stems that may exceed half a meter in height. It grows in clumps on the ground in a variety of habitats and is a common weed of roadsides and disturbed areas. It has long leaves which may be lobed or not. The foliage is aromatic when crushed. Atop the branches of the stem are bright yellow flowers with four rounded petals each about a centimeter long. The fruit is a straight, flat silique up to five centimeters long.
Dispersed Holm oak forest
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/200 sec. f/7.1; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: -1 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. Flash fired
Spotted on Apr 18, 2013
Submitted on May 16, 2013
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