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Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. ssp. sativa (Mill.) Thell.
rocketsalad

   
Symbol: ERVES
Group: Dicot
Family: Brassicaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
CAN    I



   
Other common names:
  arugula
Photograph of Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. ssp. sativa (Mill.) Thell.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. India, Punjab.
 
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Synonyms:
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. ssp. sativa (Mill.) Thell.

  BRER4 Brassica eruca L.
  ERER10 Eruca eruca (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
  ERSA7 Eruca sativa Mill.
  RAER Raphanus eruca (L.) Crantz
 

Distribution by State:
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. ssp. sativa (Mill.) Thell.

Distributional Map for Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. ssp. sativa (Mill.) Thell.
Distribution Map Legend

Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. ssp. sativa (Mill.) Thell. distribution:
USA (AZ, CA, CT, IA, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, PA, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AZ, CA, IA, IL, KS, MI, MO, MT, ND, NE, NV, NY, OR, PA, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. ssp. sativa (Mill.) Thell.

107 genera in Brassicaceae, 1 species in Eruca, 1 subspecies in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.
 

Classification:
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. ssp. sativa (Mill.) Thell.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Dilleniidae
Order   Capparales
Family   Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus   Eruca Mill. – rocketsalad
Species   Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. – rocketsalad
Subspecies   Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. ssp. sativa (Mill.) Thell. – rocketsalad
 

Introduced Information:
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. ssp. sativa (Mill.) Thell.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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