Calflora Taxon Report
Barbarea orthoceras  Ledeb.
American rocket, American wintercress, Erectpod wintercress, Winter cress
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2015 James Gonsman
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2019 Diane Etchison
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2020 Diane Etchison
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2024 Mike Russler
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2020 Diane Etchison
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2017 James Gonsman
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2024 Mike Russler
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2026 Ron Vanderhoff
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2026 Ron Vanderhoff
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2024 Ron Vanderhoff
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2024 Mike Russler
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2015 Mary Merriman
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2024 Mike Russler
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2024 Mike Russler
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2025 R.A. Chasey
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2025 R.A. Chasey
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2023 R.A. Chasey
Barbarea orthoceras is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
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Genus: Barbarea
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSBarbarea americana
JEF + PLANTSBarbarea orthoceras var. dolichocarpa
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Suggested Citation
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