Arugula vs. Roquette — What's the Difference?

The rocket plant, used in cooking.

See arugula.

A Mediterranean plant (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa) of the mustard family, having flowers with purple-veined, yellowish-white petals and pungent, edible leaves. Also called rocket2, roquette.

A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.

One of three yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herbs of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads. Has a distinct, peppery flavor:

Erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

Eruca sativa, sometimes Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa

Eruca vesicaria

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

An erect European annual (Eruca vesicaria sativa) of the mustard family, often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender.

Erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender