NameThatPlant.net: Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa FAMILY Brassicaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa FAMILY Brassicaceae

COMMON NAME:
Arugula, Garden Rocket, Rocket-salad, Salad-rocket

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa FAMILY Brassicaceae

3621

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Cultivated as a salad green, persistent around gardens or occurring as a waif, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Mediterranean Europe

Waif(s)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Whitish to dull yellow or dirty white
Flowers have pedicels.
4 sepals
4 petals
9-13 stamens
Bisexual

Flowers in racemes

FRUIT:
Silique

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