Barbarea verna Calflora

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Taxon Report

Barbarea verna (Mill.) Asch.

Early winter cress, Early wintercress, Scurvy grass, Wintercress

2011 Ryan Batten

2009 Phil Pullen

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

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Barbarea praecox
PLANTS	Campe verna
PLANTS	Erysimum vernum

More information about Barbarea verna


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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/02/2022).