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Eruca
Sign in to saveEruca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, western and Central Asia, and China. It includes the leaf vegetable known as rocket or arugula.
Species
erukor
Genus
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassPolychaeta
- OrderPhyllodocida
- FamilyAphroditidae
芝麻菜属（学名：Eruca），又名瓢儿菜属，是十字花科下的一个属，为一年生或多年生草本植物。该属共有5种，分布欧洲和西亚。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 102
- With media
- 95
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, NY, RSA, MO, BRIT, IPA/SP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Egypt, Tunisia, Spain, Algeria, Morocco, United States, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Brassiceae
- Image
- Eruca sativa sl12.jpg
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- Commons category
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- topic's main category
- Category:Eruca
- taxon name
- Eruca
- taxon common name
- 芝麻菜属
- has fruit type
- silique
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Encyclopedic overview
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Eruca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, western and Central Asia, and China. It includes the leaf vegetable known as rocket or arugula.
==Description== The species can be either annual or biennial, growing to 20–100 cm tall. The leaves are deeply pinnately lobed with four to ten small lateral lobes and a large terminal lobe. The flowers are 2–4 cm diameter, arranged in a corymb, with the typical 4-petal, 4-sepal Brassicaceae flower structure; the petals are creamy white with purple veins, and the stamens yellow. The fruit is a siliqua (pod) 12–25 mm long with an apical beak, and containing several seeds.
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