Photographs: Co. Wexford

Annual Wall-rocket / Stinkweed Diplotaxis muralis Ruachán buí Family: Brassicaceae Flowering June-September. Annual / short-lived perennial. Probably introduced Four-petalled lemon-yellow flowers are followed by long fruits that are narrowed at both ends. The stalked, pinnate leaves are mainly basal. Erect or spreading growth, the plant with a strong, unpleasant smell when crushed. Height 15-40cms. Scattered distribution in Ireland, occasionally found on dry waste ground, walls, roadsides and railway banks.

Annual Wall-rocket, Diplotaxis muralis, Ruachán buí