Brassicaceae
Rocketsalad
Eruca vesicaria
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Eruca
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Common names
By language (28)
- Arabic
- جرجير منتفخ
- Asturian
- Ruca
- Basque
- Arroketa, Errukola, Errukula
- Bosnian
- Rukola, Rikola
- Chinese
- 胀萼芝麻菜, 野芝麻菜, 撒哈拉芝麻菜
- Croatian
- Povrtna riga
- Dutch
- Zwaardherik, Raketsla, Rucola
- English
- Rocketsalad, Arugula, Colewort, Eruca, Garden rocket, Rocket, Roquette, Ruchetta
- Estonian
- Põld-võõrkapsas
- Finnish
- Välimerensinappikaali
- German
- Senfrauke, Garten-Senfrauke
- Hebrew
- בן-חרדל מצוי
- Indonesian
- Arugula
- Italian
- Ruca, Ruchetta, Rucola, Rughetta
- Japanese
- ルコラ
- Latvian
- Sējas pazvērīte, Arugula, Rukola
- Macedonian
- Рукола
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Rucola, Ruccola, Salatsennep, Sennepskål
- Persian
- منداب راکتی
- Polish
- Rukola
- Portuguese
- Rúcula
- Russian
- Рукола
- Spanish
- Aballicos, Alhuceña, Aruga, Arugua, Berza alhucena, Berza alhuceña, Eruga, Jamargo blanco
- Swedish
- Senapskål
- Tamil
- கார முட்டைக்கோசுக் கீரை
- Turkish
- Roka
- vec
- Rùcola
- Welsh
- Roced yr ardd
Synonyms
- Brassica erucoides Hornem.
- Brassica erucoides Roxb.
- Brassica hispida Ten.
- Brassica turgida Pers.
- Brassica uechtritziana Janka
- Brassica vesicaria L.
- Crucifera eruca E.H.L.Krause
- Eruca aurea Batt.
- Eruca cappadocica Reut. ex Boiss.
- Eruca glabrescens Jord.
- Eruca longistyla Pomel
- Eruca orthosepala (Lange) Lange
- Eruca permixta Jord.
- Eruca ruchetta Spach
- Eruca subbipinnata Chiov.
- Eruca sylvestris Bubani
- Eruca vesicaria subvar. hispida (Ten.) Thell.
- Eruca vesicaria subvar. oleracea Thell.
- Euzomum hispidum Link
- Euzomum vesicarium (L.) Link
- Raphanus vesicarius (L.) Crantz
- Sinapis exotica hort. ex DC.
- Velleruca longistyla Pomel
- Velleruca vesicaria (L.) Pomel
Flowers
- In flower
- January to May (from 564 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: pavlaki1968, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Darrin Gobble, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: M. B., CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joan Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michal Honskus, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joaquinasad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oscar Alejandro Morales Juárez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hugo Hulsberg, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Benjamin Bender, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cyril Buslaitue, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.