L48 (I), Can (I)PlantaeSpecies

Rocketsalad

Eruca vesicaria

Thell. (Mill.)

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Order

Capparales

Family

Brassicaceae

Mustard family

Genus

Eruca

Species

Eruca vesicaria

Lifecycle & Ecology

Duration

Annual

Growth Habit

Forb/herb

Bloom Period

Feb,mar,apr,may,jun

EdibleYes

US Distribution

Found in 26 states

Present

Not Present

Also Known As

Raphanus erucaBrassica erucaEruca sativaBrassica erucoidesEruca erucaEruca vesicaria subvar. oleraceaEruca cappadocicaEruca desertiEruca orthosepalaEruca vesicaria subvar. hispidaEruca oleraceaEruca longirostrisEruca longistylaBrassica vesicariaVelleruca vesicariaEuzomum hispidumEruca permixtaVelleruca longistylaBrassica turgidaRaphanus vesicariusEruca stenocarpaEruca lanceolataEruca subbipinnataSinapis erucaEruca lativalvisBrassica hispidaEruca glabrescensEruca grandifloraSinapis exoticaEruca ruchettaBrassica lativalvisCrucifera erucaEruca foetidaEruca sativa subsp. lativalvisEuzomum vesicariumEuzomum sativumBrassica uechtritziana

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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