Calflora: Barbarea orthoceras

Calflora

Taxon Report 1057

Barbarea orthoceras Ledeb.

American rocket, American wintercress, Erectpod wintercress, Winter cress

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Barbarea orthoceras, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	BRASSICACEAE
Genus:	Barbarea

Communities:	Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian
Wetlands:	Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Barbarea americana
PLANTS:	Barbarea orthoceras var. dolichocarpa

More information about Barbarea orthoceras


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images Photos on PlantID.net		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (BAOR)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

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]. 2018. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 22, 2018).

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