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Eruca vesicaria

Rocket


Eruca vesicaria

(L.) Cav.
Rúcula

Family: Brassicaceae
Order: Brassicales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Synonyms: Eruca sativa.





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Eruca vesicaria is a species of Eruca native to Spain, Morocco, and Algeria. Some botanists consider Eruca vesicaria and E. sativa (arugula) to be conspecific. However, they are different in many morphological aspects such as sepal persistence, silique shape, and habit. Most importantly, they do not hybridize freely with each other as there is partial reproductive isolation between them. Plants of the World Online has accepted them as two distinct species.

Source: Wikipedia, article Eruca vesicaria. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 504877
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Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
08/21/2022
Emilio Lessa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
162995321/08/2022UruguayMontevideoEl Prado, MontevideoEmilio Lessa
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Rocket (Eruca vesicaria) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 18/09/2026.