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Eruca vesicaria
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Rocket, eruca,[1] or arugula (Eruca vesicaria; syns. Eruca sativa Mill., E. vesicaria subsp. sativa (Miller) Thell., Brassica eruca L.) is an edible annual plant in the family Brassicaceae used as a leaf vegetable for its fresh, tart, bitter, and peppery flavor. Its other common names include garden rocket[2] (in Britain, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, and New Zealand),[1] as well as colewort, roquette, ruchetta, rucola, rucoli, and rugula.
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Eruca vesicaria | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Eruca |
Species: | E. vesicaria |
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Eruca vesicaria | |
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Arugula |
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Native to the Mediterranean region, E. vesicaria is widely popular as a salad vegetable.[3][1][4]