Taxonomy
Eruca vesicaria | Garden Rocket
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Not protected
Native status
Neophyte
Species Biology
Habitat
Cultivated ground and waste places
Life cycle
Annual
Ex-situ conservation
Not known
Use
Food crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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Further information
This is a native of the Mediterranean region and has been used a salad plant in Europe since classical times. The plant is also grown for oilseeds (jamba) in India, Pakistan and Iran.