| Rocket Salad |
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| File size | 270860 |
| Original date | 6/29/07 12:56 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-S650 |
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Photo: Thingnam Girija |
Botanical name: Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonyms: Eruca sativa, Brassica eruca, Brassica erucoides
Synonyms: Eruca sativa, Brassica eruca, Brassica erucoides
Rocket Salad is an annual salad plant that has leaves similar in taste and
appearance to its relative, the radish (Raphanus sativus). The leaves are 3-7
in long and deeply lobed, like those of dandelions. Arugula is best used as a
salad green when it's young, just 1 ft or so tall. It will eventually produce
stems 2-3 ft in height, topped with white cross shaped flowers that are very
similar to those of radish. Several cultivars have been bred.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. |