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Eruca vesicaria
arugula
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest British Columbia to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.

Habitat: Grain fields and waste ground.

Flowers: May-June

Origin: Introduced from Eurasia

Growth Duration: Annual

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bees, flies, butterflies

Description:
General:

Soft-pubescent annual, the stems usually branched at the base, 2-10 dm. tall.

Leaves:

Basal leaves in a rosette, 5-15 cm. long, broadly oblanceolate, wavy-pinnatifid; cauline leaves similar, alternate, few, reduced.

Flowers:

Inflorescence of bractless racemes; pedicles stout, ascending; sepals 4, 7-10 mm. long; petals 4, clawed, 15-20 mm. long, white to yellowish, with reddish-purple veins; stamens 6; style nearly as long as the valves.

Fruits:

Siliques erect, lance-ovoid, 15-25 mm. long and 3-5 mm. thick, terete, 1- to 3- nerved, tapered to a broad, flat beak (style); seeds in 2 series.

Accepted Name:
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.
Publication: Descr. Pl. 426. 1802.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Infraspecies:
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Eruca vesicaria in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.

WA Flora Checklist: Eruca vesicaria checklist entry.

OregonFlora: Eruca vesicaria information.

E-Flora BC: Eruca vesicaria atlas page.

CalPhotos: Eruca vesicaria photos.

USDA Plants: Eruca vesicaria information.

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