Eruca vesicaria

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Eruca vesicaria

Eruca vesicaria is a species of Eruca native to Spain, Morocco, and Algeria.[1]

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Eruca vesicaria
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Eruca
Species:
E. vesicaria
Binomial name
Eruca vesicaria
Synonyms[1]
  • Brassica vesicaria L.
  • Eruca sativa subsp. vesicaria (L.) Jahand. & Maire
  • Eruca sativa var. vesicaria (L.) Coss.
  • Euzomum vesicarium (L.) Link
  • Raphanus vesicarius (L.) Crantz
  • Velleruca vesicaria (L.) Pomel
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Some botanists consider Eruca vesicaria and E. sativa conspecific.[2] However, they are different in many morphological aspects such as sepal persistence, silique shape, and habit. Most importantly, they do not hybrid freely with each other as there is partial reproductive isolation between them.[3] Plants of the World Online has accepted them as two distinct species.[1][4]

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