Barbarea vulgaris W.T. Aiton

Common Wintercress, Garden Yellow-rocket

Synonyms: Barbarea arcuata, Barbarea stricta, Campe barbarea, Campe stricta, Erysimum barbarea

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Brassicaceae

Genus: Barbarea

Species: Barbarea vulgaris

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: Yes

Listing:
NH Comprehensive Invasive Plant List - Watch Species

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Barbarea vulgaris