Arugula
Overview
Eruca sativa is an edible annual plant
, commonly known as rocket, roquette, rucola or arugula, not to be confused with Wild rocket
. It is a species of Eruca
native to the Mediterranean region, from Morocco
and Portugal
east to Lebanon
and Turkey
. It is closely related to Eruca vesicaria
and included by some botanists in that either as a subspecies
E. vesicaria subsp. sativa or not distinguished at all; it can be distinguished from E.
Annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers, and dies in a year or season. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed...
, commonly known as rocket, roquette, rucola or arugula, not to be confused with Wild rocket
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Diplotaxis tenuifolia is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name perennial wall-rocket. This plant is native to Europe and Western Asia. It can be found throughout much of the temperate world where it has naturalized.This is an erect mustard-like plant with...
. It is a species of Eruca
Eruca
Eruca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mediterranean region.The number of species is disputed, with some authorities only accepting a single species, while others accept up to five species. The following species are accepted by the Med-Checklist:*Eruca...
native to the Mediterranean region, from Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
and Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
east to Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is closely related to Eruca vesicaria
Eruca vesicaria
Eruca vesicaria is a species of Eruca native to the western Mediterranean region, in Morocco, Algeria, and Spain. It is closely related to Eruca sativa; that species is included in E. vesicaria by some botanists either as a subspecies E. vesicaria subsp. sativa or not distinguished at all; E...
and included by some botanists in that either as a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
E. vesicaria subsp. sativa or not distinguished at all; it can be distinguished from E.
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