Eruca

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Brassicaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Eruca Mill.

  • Description

    Genus Description - Sep erect, the inner somewhat saccate at base; pet spatulate, the blade tapering gradually to the long slender claw, staminal glands minute; ovary cylindric, gradually tapering into the elongate style; ovules numerous; stigma minute; fr slightly flattened, several-seeded, tipped with a prominent flat beak; valves conspicuously 1-nerved; seeds in 2 rows in each locule; herbs with branched stems and large, mostly pinnately or lyrately lobed lvs; pubescence sparse, of simple hairs. 4, Mediterranean and e. Afr.

  • Common Names

    rocket-salad