Calflora Taxon Report
Barbarea verna  (Mill.) Asch.
Early winter cress, Early wintercress, Scurvy grass, Wintercress
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2019 David popp
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2018 MCOSD EDRR
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2019 David popp
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2023 Russelll Huddleston
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2023 Donald Burk
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2024 David popp
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Barbarea verna is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
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Genus: Barbarea
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSBarbarea praecox
PLANTSCampe verna
PLANTSErysimum vernum
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[Wikipedia] Europe and Asia Native, Cultivation, Culinary Use: It is native to southern Europe and western Asia, and naturalized elsewhere[5] It has been cultivated as a leaf vegetable in England since the 17th century. As it requires less water than watercress, it is easier to cultivate. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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