arugula

= **Arugula** =

**Scientific name**: //Eruca Vesicara Sativa// **Common names:** arugula, salad rocket, rocket, rucola, Italian cress Arugula is a herb, and the flowers and leaf are both edible. **Five interesting facts about arugula:** **Facts about arugula:** The colors of the arugula flowers are white with purple veins. The size of the is usually at tallest one meter. However, some arugula plants in Southwestern United States grow up to five feet tall! Arugula leaves are five tipped leaves and can be either smooth or serrated. The leaves have a pinnate venation pattern, and smell like pine. The roots are a fibrous root system while the stem is herbaceous. Arugula smells like pine, but the flowers smell like oranges. Other interesting facts is arugula is spicy. The level of spiciness intensifies as the plant gets older. Click arugula recipe to go back to recipe!
 * 1) Arugula was used for aphrodisiac purposes.
 * 2) Eating arugula was thought to bring good luck.
 * 3) Arugula seeds fight intestinal worms.
 * 4) Arugula makes you warm and happy.
 * 5) The Chinese thought arugula cured any diseases affecting the liver