Summary
Place of publication:
G. Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt._Eur. 4(1):201. 1918
Verified:
04/01/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
arugula – edible rocket – garden rocket – Italian cress – rocket – rocket-salad – Roman rocket – rugula – salad rocket – Arabic
gargir – girgir – jirjeer – Danish
salatsennep – French
roquette – German
Ölrauke – Garten-Senfrauke – Rauke – Rukola – Senfrauke – India
jamba – taramira – Italian
ruca – ruchetta – rucola – Malay
rucola – Polish
rokietta siewna – Portuguese
rábano-silvestre – Russian
mindau – Spanish
oruga común – roqueta – Swedish
senapskål – Transcribed Chinese
zhi ma cai – Turkish
roka –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Chad | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation | Dagestan | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Gansu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guangdong | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Hebei | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Heilongjiang | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Jiangsu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Liaoning | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Nei Mongol | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Shaanxi | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Shanxi | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Sichuan | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Xinjiang | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Mongolia | Mongolia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | Krym | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | Sardinia | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | Sicily | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Chad | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Eritrea | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mali | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mauritania | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Niger | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Europe | | Europe | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Northern America | | Canada | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Northern America | | United States | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Bahrain | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Kuwait | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Oman | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Qatar | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | United Arab Emirates | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Yemen | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Honshu | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia | Eastern Siberia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Western Siberia | Western Siberia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | East Europe | Estonia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | East Europe | Latvia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | East Europe | Lithuania | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | East Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Montenegro | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | North Macedonia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Canada | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Loja | |
| 6 | Other | | | | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Chad
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
-
CHINA:
China [Gansu, Guangdong, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang]
-
MIDDLE ASIA:
Turkmenistan
-
MONGOLIA:
Mongolia
-
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
-
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Pakistan
Europe
-
EAST EUROPE:
Ukraine [Krym]
-
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Bulgaria, Greece, Italy [Sicily, Sardinia], Romania, Serbia
-
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated
Africa
-
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad
-
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mali, Mauritania, Niger
Asia-Tropical
-
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Pakistan
Europe
Northern America
-
REGION:
Canada, United States
Naturalized
Africa
-
MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
-
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia, Sudan
-
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
-
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan [Honshu]
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SIBERIA:
Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
Asia-Tropical
-
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
-
EAST EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine
-
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary
-
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Norway, Sweden
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
France
Northern America
-
REGION:
Canada, Mexico, United States
Southern America
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador [Loja]
Other
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Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | fodder | | Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. Flora of Iraq. 1966- |
| Food additives | flavoring | | Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. |
| Human food | oil/fat | | Burkill, H. M. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1985-2004 |
| Human food | vegetable | | Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. |
| Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Rollins, R. C. The Cruciferae of continental North America. 1993 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104951.
Accessed 31 October 2024.