{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = |image_caption = |status = EN |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Catarino, S. |author2=Duarte, M.C. |author3=Romeiras, M.M. |date=2017 |title=''Diplotaxis gorgadensis'' |volume=2017 |article-number=e.T107424879A107468132 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107424879A107468132.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> |genus = Diplotaxis (plant) |species = gorgadensis |authority = Rustan |synonyms= }}

'''''Diplotaxis gorgadensis''''' is a species of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.<ref name=oromi>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.&nbsp;42</ref> It is listed as an endangered plant by the IUCN.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />

==Distribution and ecology== ''Diplotaxis gorgadensis'' is restricted to the island of Santo Antão,<ref name=oromi/> where it occurs in the northeastern part of the island, between 450 and 1,300 metres elevation.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /> It is more frequent in humid mountain zones, but is also found in sub-humid and semi-arid zones.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />

==Subspecies== Two subspecies are recognised:<ref>{{Catalogue of Life|Diplotaxis|gorgadensis}}</ref><ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /> *''Diplotaxis gorgadensis subsp. brochmannii'' *''Diplotaxis gorgadensis subsp. gorgadensis''

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gorgadensis Category:Endemic flora of Cape Verde Category:Flora of Santo Antão, Cape Verde