Eruca

Eruca
Eruca vesicaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Eruca
Mill.
Species

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Synonyms
  • Euzomum Link
  • Velleruca Pomel

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.

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