Barbarea orthoceras Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 1057

Barbarea orthoceras Ledeb.

American rocket, American wintercress, Erectpod wintercress, Winter cress

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


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	BRASSICACEAE
Genus:	Barbarea

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

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Barbarea americana
PLANTS:	Barbarea orthoceras var. dolichocarpa

More information about Barbarea orthoceras


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BAOR)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: May 26, 2019).