Diplotaxis glauca is a species of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : 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 a critically endangered plant by the IUCN. The plant was named by Otto Eugen Schulz in 1916. The local name of the species is mostarda-brabo (wild mustard),Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde a name that may also refer to the related species Diplotaxis gracilis.
Distribution and ecology Diplotaxis glauca is restricted to the islands of Sal and Boa Vista.
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