​Wild Rocket, Perennial Wall Rocket,Diplotaxis tenuifolia,Mustard Family (Brassicaceae)

Found in waste places
Seen blooming in September near the Rio Chama

Wild Rocket grows to two feet tall with a rosette of basal leaves. The leaves are long and narrow with deep lobes and are edible. Bright yellow flowers with four rounded petals grow in clusters at the end of light green stems. Wild Rocket was introduced from Europe in ship’s ballast in the last century. It is native to Europe and Western Asia but can be found throughout much of the temperate world where it has naturalized or is grown for salads and herbal garnishes. Seeds are sometimes marketed as "wild Italian arugula" or "sylvetta arugula". The leaves tastes peppery, clean, and sharp, quite different from the more familiar cultivated arugula. They make an excellent addition to a mixed salad but are too strong to be used in quantity on their own.

​The plant is very productive, producing leaves from early spring until the autumn.
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