Taxon:  Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.



Summary
Genus:
Eruca
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
15711
Place of publication:
Descr. pl. 2:426.  1803
Verified:
04/01/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (6  active, 5  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. subsp. pinnatifida (Desf.) Thell. (6 active accession[s])
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. subsp. sativa (Mill.) Thell. (240 active accession[s])
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. subsp. vesicaria (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eruca aurea Batt.
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. var. aurea (Batt.) Maire

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1398.
  6. FitzJohn, R. G. et al. 2007. Hybridisation within Brassica and allied genera: evaluation of potential for transgene escape. Euphytica 158:209-230. Note: this review cites this name to refer to Erucaria vesicaria subsp. sativa
  7. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  8. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  10. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  11. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  12. Pignone, D. & C. Gómez-Campo. 2011. Chapter 8. Eruca. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, oilseeds 145-160.
  13. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  15. Warwick, S. I. & C. A. Sauder. 2005. Phylogeny of tribe Brassiceae (Brassicaceae) based on chloroplast restriction site polymorphisms and nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer and chloroplast trnL intron sequences. Canad. J. Bot. 83:467-483.
  16. Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153.
  17. Warwick, S. I. 1995. New taxonomic views within Eruca and Diplotaxis genera in the light of hybridization and molecular findings. In S. Padulosi, ed., Rocket Genetic Resources Network. Report of the first meeting, Lisbon, Portugal. Rocket Genet. Res. Netw. 22:35.
  18. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad n.Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt n.Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya n.Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete 
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItalySardegna Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItalySicilia Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania s. 
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia e. 
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s. & Corsica 
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaUnited Arab Emirates  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean partw. 
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary   
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway s.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden s.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly   
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania   
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia   
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance   
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
5UncertainAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands  
5UncertainAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
5UncertainAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
5UncertainAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
5UncertainAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaBahrain  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
5UncertainAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaKuwait   
5UncertainAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman   
5UncertainAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaQatar  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
5UncertainAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia   
5UncertainAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
5UncertainAsia-TemperateChinaChina n. & w. (introd.?)Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
5UncertainAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
5UncertainAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia introd.?Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Egypt (n.), Libya (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Chad (n.)
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy [Sicilia, Sardegna], Romania (s.), Serbia (e.)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (s. & Corsica), Portugal
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: United Arab Emirates
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Norway (s.), Sweden (s.)
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (w.)], Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States
Uncertain
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • CHINA: China (n. & w. (introd.?))
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (introd.?)

Reference(s)
  1. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  2. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  3. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  4. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  6. Warwick, S. I. et al. 2007. Genetic variation in Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Pl. Genet. Resources Charact. Util. 5:142-153. Note: this study evaluated patterns and levels of genetic diversity in this complex including as subspecies vesicaria, sativa and pinnatifida
  7. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15711. Accessed 12 May 2026.