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Eruca vesicaria

Eruca vesicaria

Description:

It is an annual plant growing to 20–100 cm tall. The leaves are deeply pinnately lobed with four to ten small lateral lobes and a large terminal lobe. The flowers are 2–4 cm diameter, arranged in a corymb, with the typical Brassicaceae flower structure; the petals are creamy white with purple veins, and the stamens yellow; the sepals are persistent after the flower opens. The fruit is a siliqua (pod) 12–25 mm long with an apical beak, and containing several seeds.

Habitat:

Is a species of Eruca native to the western Mediterranean region, in Morocco, Algeria, and Spain.

Notes:

Parque Natural Lagunas de La Mata

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Torrevieja, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Apr 6, 2012
Submitted on Apr 19, 2012

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