- Family:
- Brassicaceae Burnett
- Genus:
- Eruca Mill.
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.

[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Adventicia en Colombia; Alt. 1910 - 2600 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1910–2600 m a.s.l. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Cundinamarca.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, artificial - terrestrial.
[FZ]
Cruciferae, A. W. Exell. Flora Zambesiaca 1:1. 1960
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual or perennial glaucous herb with slender tap-root and stiff, erect, pubescent stem up to 80 cm. tall.
- Morphology Leaves
- Lower leaves stalked, lyrate-pinnatifid or pinnate, terminal leaflet or lobe oblong or obovate, lateral ones narrower, all coarsely toothed or lobed or sometimes entire.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers yellow or whitish veined with purple, pedicellate, pedicels 2–4 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 8–10 mm. long, oblong.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals up to 25 mm. long, obovate-cuneate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Silique 12–25 x 3–5 mm., with an elongate-triangular beak up to 7–8 mm. long and 4 mm. broad at the base.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds brownish, 2 x 1 mm., flattened-ellipsoid.
[UPFC]
- Use Animal Food
- Used as animal food.
- Use Fuel
- Used for fuels.
- Use Gene Sources
- Used as gene sources.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
- Use Poisons
- Poisons.
Native to:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Baleares, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, Gulf States, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Qinghai, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen
Introduced into:
Albania, Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Chad, Chile Central, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Illinois, India, Iowa, Japan, Kansas, Madeira, Manitoba, Maryland, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, North Caucasus, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Northwest European R, Norway, Ontario, Oregon, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, Somalia, South Australia, South Dakota, Sudan, Switzerland, Texas, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe
- Brassica eruca L.
- Brassica erucoides Hornem.
- Brassica erucoides Roxb.
- Brassica hispida Ten.
- Brassica lativalvis Boiss.
- Brassica turgida Pers.
- Brassica uechtritziana Janka
- Brassica vesicaria L.
- Crucifera eruca E.H.L.Krause
- Eruca cappadocica Reut. ex Boiss.
- Eruca cappadocica Reut.
- Eruca deserti Pomel
- Eruca eruca (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Eruca foetida Moench
- Eruca glabrescens Jord.
- Eruca grandiflora Cav.
- Eruca hispida (Ten.) DC.
- Eruca lanceolata Pomel
- Eruca lativalvis Boiss.
- Eruca longirostris Uechtr.
- Eruca longistyla Pomel
- Eruca oleracea J.St.-Hil.
- Eruca orthosepala (Lange) Lange
- Eruca permixta Jord.
- Eruca ruchetta Spach
- Eruca sativa Mill.
- Eruca sativa subsp. lativalvis (Boiss.) Greuter & Burdet
- Eruca stenocarpa Boiss. & Reut.
- Eruca subbipinnata Chiov.
- Eruca sylvestris Bubani
- Eruca vesicaria subvar. hispida (Ten.) Thell.
- Eruca vesicaria var. lanceolata (Pomel) Emb. & Maire
- Eruca vesicaria subsp. longirostris (Uechtr.) Emb. & Maire
- Eruca vesicaria subvar. oleracea (J.St.-Hil.) Emb. & Maire
- Euzomum hispidum Link
- Euzomum sativum Link
- Euzomum vesicarium (L.) Link
- Raphanus eruca (L.) Crantz
- Raphanus vesicarius (L.) Crantz
- Sinapis eruca (L.) Vest
- Sinapis exotica DC.
- Velleruca longistyla Pomel
- Velleruca vesicaria (L.) Pomel
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1999 | Barkley, C. [3120], Greece | K000731653 | No | ||
s.coll. [637], Baleares | K000653893 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Jury, S.L. [16908], Morocco | K000731654 | No | |||
Forbes [[88]], Turkey | Eruca sativa subsp. lativalvis | K000653895 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4800], India | Eruca sativa | K001039937 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4800] | Eruca sativa | K001039941 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4800], India | Eruca sativa | K001039942 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4800], India | Eruca sativa | K001039938 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4800] | Eruca sativa | K001039940 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4800], India | Eruca sativa | K001039939 | Yes |
First published in Descr. Pl.: 426 (1802)
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