Kingdom Plantae Genus Eruca Higher classification Eruca | Order Brassicales Scientific name Eruca vesicaria Rank Species | |
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Similar Eruca, Cabbage family, Diplotaxis, Perennial Wall‑rocket, Diplotaxis muralis | ||
Octonary ingredients of eruca vesicaria formulations pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
Eruca vesicaria (syn. Brassica vesicaria L.) is a species of Eruca native to the western Mediterranean region, in Morocco, Algeria, Spain and Portugal. It is closely related to Eruca sativa; that species is included in E. vesicaria by some botanists either as a subspecies E. vesicaria subsp. sativa or not distinguished at all; E. vesicaria can be distinguished from E. sativa by its persistent sepals.
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- Octonary ingredients of eruca vesicaria formulations pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
- Cultivation and uses
- References
It is an annual plant growing to 20–100 cm tall. The leaves are deeply pinnately lobed with four to ten small lateral lobes and a large terminal lobe. The flowers are 2–4 cm diameter, arranged in a corymb, with the typical Brassicaceae flower structure; the petals are creamy white with purple veins, and the stamens yellow; the sepals are persistent after the flower opens. The fruit is a siliqua (pod) 12–25 mm long with an apical beak, and containing several seeds.
Cultivation and uses
It can be used as a leaf vegetable in the same manner as Eruca sativa.
