Difference between revisions of "Eruca sativa"
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'''Arugula''' or '''rocket''' ('''''Eruca sativa''''') is a common salad green. It should not be confused with ''[[Diplotaxis tenuifolia]]'' which is also called arugula, but has a stronger peppery taste and often smaller leaves. | '''Arugula''' or '''rocket''' ('''''Eruca sativa''''') is a common salad green. It should not be confused with ''[[Diplotaxis tenuifolia]]'' which is also called arugula, but has a stronger peppery taste and often smaller leaves. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 18 September 2017
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Eruca |
| Species: | E. sativa
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Arugula or rocket (Eruca sativa) is a common salad green. It should not be confused with Diplotaxis tenuifolia which is also called arugula, but has a stronger peppery taste and often smaller leaves.
Arugula seeds can be pressed for a peppery-flavored oil known as "Taramira oil".
Acknowledgements
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Eruca sativa, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.