Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.
subsp. sativa (Mill.) Thell.

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Synonyms: Eruca sativa Mill.
Common names: Rocket salad (English)
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Status: Introduced
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Zimbabwe distribution: C,E
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Literature:

Exell, A.W. (1960). Brassicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 186 - 187. As Eruca sativa (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 31.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eruca vesicaria
African Plant Database: Eruca vesicaria
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eruca vesicaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eruca vesicaria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Eruca vesicaria
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iNaturalist: Eruca vesicaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eruca vesicaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Eruca vesicaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eruca vesicaria
Plants of the World Online: Eruca vesicaria
Tropicos: Eruca vesicaria
Wikipedia: Eruca vesicaria


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=124140, retrieved 29 March 2024

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