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Sonoran Desert Plants
Eruca vesicaria ssp.sativa (Arugala,Garden-rocket,Salad-rocket)

Coffee Pot Mountain

 

Habitat: roadsides,disturbed areas,disturbed areas,fields
Life Form: forb,annual
Flower Color: white or whitish yellow
Flowering Period: winter and spring
Spines: spineless
Family: Brassicaceae (mustard family)
Abundance: introduced,locally common
Additional Information:
Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, A. Salywon, and J. Malusa. 2015. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 11. Eudicots: Brassicaceae and Burseraceae. Phytoneuron 2015-6, 1-48 page 18 (5.6 MB pdf)

Our member horticultural expert is Hank Jorgensen. For more information on this plant species, see Hank's page (opens in a new tab).

 

 

 

 

 

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