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Brassicaceae FAMILY

Eruca pinnatifida

Eruca pinnatifida

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eruca pinnatifida is an erect, annual plant, producing a basal rosette of leaves followed by one or more flowering stems; it can grow up to 100cm tall, occasionally reaching 200cm[ 2204 Title Eruca aurea Batt., The Saharan Rocket. How to put an end to the confusions within the genus Eruca? Publication Al Yasmina 2 : 6, pp 1-31, 2021 Author Lemmel C. & Attioui Z. Website https://alyasmina.org/Eruca/Eruca-aurea.pdf Publisher Year 2021 ISBN Description An on-line publication ]. Closely related to the cultivated rocket (Eruca sativa), this species has very similar properties and can be used in much the same ways as a food, medicine and source of oil.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern Mediterranean - Spain, Morroco, Algeria, Tunisia
HabitatArid slopes; at elevations up to 1,800 metres[ 2204 Title Eruca aurea Batt., The Saharan Rocket. How to put an end to the confusions within the genus Eruca? Publication Al Yasmina 2 : 6, pp 1-31, 2021 Author Lemmel C. & Attioui Z. Website https://alyasmina.org/Eruca/Eruca-aurea.pdf Publisher Year 2021 ISBN Description An on-line publication ].