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Eruca vesicaria (Miller) Thellung (L.) Cavanilles subsp. sativa
Family Name: | Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) |
Synonyms: | Eruca sativa Miller |
Common Name: | Arugula, Garden Rocket, Rocket Salad, Roquette |
The leaves are typically eaten raw and used like lettuce in salads and sandwiches. It is best grown at cooler temperatures and harvested early. Young leaves have a slightly peppery or nutty taste which eventually turns bitter as it matures.
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Classifications and Characteristics
Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) |
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Plant Growth Form | Herbaceous Plant |
Lifespan (in Singapore) | Annual |
Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Maximum Height | 25 cm to 60 cm |
Description and Ethnobotany
Ethnobotanical Uses | Edible Plant Parts (Edible Leaves) Food (Fruit & Vegetable : Young leaves have a nutty taste which becomes peppery as they mature.) |
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Plant Care and Propagation
Light Preference | Full Sun, Semi-Shade |
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Water Preference | Moderate Water, Lots of Water |
Plant Growth Rate | Fast to Moderate |
Planting Distance From | 10 |
Planting Distance To | 30 |
Foliar
Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Smooth |
Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Rosulate / Rosette |
Foliar Attachment to Stem | Sessile |
Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Obovate) |
Foliar Venation | Pinnate / Net |
Foliar Margin | Pinnately Lobed / Pinnatifid |
Foliar Apex - Tip | Rounded |
Foliar Base | Cuneate |
Floral (Angiosperm)
Flower & Plant Sexuality 1 | Bisexual Flowers |
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Flower Colour(s) | Yellow / Golden |
Flower Texture(s) | Smooth |
Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
Flower Location | Terminal |
Flower Symmetry | Radial |
Individual Flower Shape | Cruciform / Cross-shaped |
Flower Size - Length | 2.5 cm |
Inflorescence Type | Corymb |
Fruit, Seed and Spore
Mature Fruit Colour(s) - Angiosperms and Gymnosperms | Brown |
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Mature Fruit Texture(s) | Smooth |
Fruit Classification | Simple Fruit |
Fruit Type 1 | Dehiscent Dry Fruit |
Fruit Type 2 | Silique |
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Others
Master ID | 33697 |
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Species ID | 8111 |
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