Diplotaxis hirta
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|status = EN
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|genus = Diplotaxis (plant)
|species = hirta
|authority = (A.Chev) Rustan, L.Borgen
|synonyms = * Diplotaxis decumbens (Chev.) Rustan & L.Borgen
- Sinapidendron hirtum A.Chev.
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Diplotaxis hirta is a species of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : [http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/opencms8/export/sites/medioambiente/piac/galerias/descargas/Documentos/Publicaciones/Publicaciones-LPESCaboVerde.pdf Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres.] Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 42 It is listed as an endangered plant by the IUCN.
Distribution and ecology
Diplotaxis hirta is restricted to mountain areas of the island of Fogo, between 800 and 2,000 metres elevation.
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Category:Endemic flora of Cape Verde