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Record 1 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Vegetable Crop Production
Universal entry(ies)
Eruca vesicaria sativa
Latin
Eruca sativa
Latin
OBS

Native to the Mediterranean, this plant is grown for its leaves which are slightly pungent and peppery in taste. They are used raw in salads or cooked like spinach.

OBS

Also called salad plant.

Key term(s)
  • salad plant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Production légumière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Eruca vesicaria sativa
Latin
Eruca sativa
Latin
OBS

Plante méditerranéenne très odorante et à saveur assez forte [...] Ses jeunes feuilles lisses et glabres, qui se mangent en salade, doivent être cueillies avant la floraison, car leur goût devient ensuite trop moutardé [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Producción hortícola
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Eruca vesicaria sativa
Latin
Eruca sativa
Latin
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