Patagonia Wildflowers
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rocket-salad
Eruca vesicaria
Eruca vesicaria
rocket-salad Mustard Family
Eruca vesicaria Brassicaceae
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English common name
  •rocket-salad
Spanish common names
  •rúscula
  •rúcula
  •oruga
  •ruca
accepted scientific name
  •Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.
rules for finding collection records
  Eruca vesicaria (196)
  Eruca sativa (5)
family name
  • Brassicaceae
Image Author: ©2005 Patrick Alexander
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Four petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is about 0.75 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Basal
Plant Observed All Year
Native to the Mediterranean region

How Likely at this Location (22%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (63%)
It is likely that Plants of the World Online considers to be Eruca sativa Mill., an escaped cultivar.
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Native Plant Status
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Native to the Mediterranean region