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Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.

garden rocket (Brassicaceae / Cruciferae)

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Eruca vesicaria is widely grown as a hot-tasting salad leaf.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2013-08-01

 garden rocket / Eruca vesicaria: _Eruca vesicaria_ is widely grown as a hot-tasting salad leaf.

The flowers of Eruca vesicaria are somewhat variable but typically pale ivory-yellow, with dark purple veins.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2013-08-01

 garden rocket / Eruca vesicaria: The flowers of _Eruca vesicaria_ are somewhat variable but typically pale ivory-yellow, with dark purple veins.

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