Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.

Spice Flower 1 Flower 2

Family: CRUCIFERAE (BRASSICACEAE)

Genus: Eruca

Sinònims: Eruca sativa Mill.

Catalan common name: Card oruga. La sativa. La vesicaria. Ruca. Ruca pudenta.

Spanish common name: Oruga roqueta. Rúcula.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: This is a "weed" of our dry arable land; it has yellowish-coloured flowers with violet veins and some characteristic fruits: a silique which has one flat tip and a herbaceous texture. The base of the plant has a lot of hispid hairs.