Eruca vesicaria

Eruca vesicaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Eruca
Species:	E. vesicaria
Binomial name
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.
Synonyms [1]
Brassica vesicaria L. Eruca sativa subsp. vesicaria(L.) Jahand. & Maire Eruca sativa var. vesicaria(L.) Coss. Euzomum vesicarium(L.) Link Raphanus vesicarius(L.) Crantz Velleruca vesicaria(L.) Pomel

Eruca vesicaria is a species of Eruca native to Spain, Morocco, and Algeria. ^[1]

Some botanists consider Eruca vesicaria and E. sativa conspecific. ^[2] However, they are different in many morphological aspects such as sepal persistence, silique shape, and habit. Most importantly, they do not hybrid freely with each other as there is partial reproductive isolation between them. ^[3] Plants of the World Online has accepted them as two distinct species. ^{[1] [4]}

References

1. "Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
2. Flora of NW Europe: Eruca vesicaria Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
3. Sobrino Vesperinas, Eduardo (November 1995). Aibar Lete, Joaquín (ed.). Diferencias morfológicas e interfertilidad entre las especies arvenses Eruca vesicaria (L) Cav. y E. sativa Miller. Congreso 1995, Sociedad Española de Malherbología (in Spanish). Huesca: Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses. pp. 153–156. ISBN   84-8127-040-7. Archived from the original on 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
4. "Eruca sativa Mill". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2025-03-11.