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Barbarea orthoceras
| Common name: |
American Yellowrocket |
Family: |
Cruciferae |
| Author: |
Ledeb. |
Botanical references: |
43 |
| Synonyms: |
Barbarea stricta (non Andrz.), Barbarea americana (Rydb.) |
| Known Hazards: |
None known |
| Range: |
N. America. N.E. Asia. |
| Habitat: |
Banks of streams, in swamps or on wet rocks, Labrador to Alaska and south to California[43]. |
| Edibility Rating (1-5): |
2 | Medicinal Rating (1-5): | 0 |
| Other Possible Synonyms: | From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below. |
| B. arcuata[B,G,P]
B. orthoceras var. dolichocarpa[B,P]
B. vulgaris[B,CPHOTO,CAL,,DUTCH,E,G,H,HPIC,HORTIPLEX,L,P]
B. vulgaris var. arcuata[B,P]
B. vulgaris var. brachycarpa[B,P]
B. vulgaris var. longisiliquosa[B,P]
B. vulgaris var. sylvestris[B,P]
Campe barbarea[B,G,P]
Campe stricta[B,P]
Erysimum barbarea[G]
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| Other Common Names: | From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below. |
| American Yellow-rocket [B], American Yellowrocket [P], Barbarakruid [E], Bottonaria [E], Common Wintercress [H], Erba Barbara [E], Garden Yellow-rocket [B], Garden Yellowrocket [P], Gewoon Barbarakruid [D], Land Cress [H], Small-flowered Winter-cress [L], Winter Kresse [E], Winter-cress [L], Wintercress [E], Yellow Rocket [E,H,L], |
| Systematics: | From a USDA Plants Database |
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Order: Capparales. Renamed to Brassicaceae -- Mustard family
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| Other Range Info: |
From the Ethnobotany Database |
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Germany
Italy Netherlands Us
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| Noxious, Invasive and Injurious Weeds | From USDA PLANTS database, Weeds Australia
, DEFRA Injurious Weeds | | Listed as noxious/invasive for: Minnesota. |
Physical Characteristics
Perennial. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Flies, bees and beetles.
The plant is self-fertile.
We rate it 2/5 for edibility and
0/5 for medicinal use.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.
It requires moist soil.
Habitats and Possible Locations
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds.Edible Uses
Leaves.
Young leaves - raw or cooked[177]. The rosettes of the dark green shiny
leaves are eaten raw or cooked[257]. A hot, cress-like flavour.
Medicinal Uses
Disclaimer
None known
Other Uses
None known
Cultivation details
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it
will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should
succeed outdoors in most parts of this country. The following notes are based
on the general needs of the genus.
Succeeds in sun or shade in a moist well-drained soil[200].
Propagation
Seed - sow in situ in early spring to early summer.
Suppliers
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Web References
References for Barbarea stricta (a possible synonym).
References for Barbarea vulgaris (a possible synonym).
- [H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
- [E] Ethnobotany Data
(common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
- [B] Data
(Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
- [C] Taxon data.
from the CalFlora database.
- Images
from the CalPhoto database.
- [G] Data
(Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
- [P] Data.
(uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
- [HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database
References for barbarea vulgaris (a possible synonym).
See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.
Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.
[43] Fernald. M. L. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co. 1950
A bit dated but good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America.
[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984 ISBN 3874292169
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[257] Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. 1998 ISBN 0-88192-453-9
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
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