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Bayer Code : barve
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Barbarea praecox (Sm.)R.Br., Erysimum praecox Smith Barbarea patula Fries
Classification: Cruciferae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: american winter-cress
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Frühlings-Barbarakraut ; ES : berillo ; FR : barbarée printanière ; IT : erba di Santa Barbara vernale ; PT : agriao-rinchao ; EN : american winter-cress ;
Biological type: Biennial
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- Cotyledons elongate spoonlike.
- Leaves entire, rounded with spaced teeth.
- Height: 30-60 cm.
- Stem erect, angular.
- Lower leaves spread with an ovate terminal lobe. Upper leaves generally indented in separate lobes.
- Flowers yellow, large, sepals slightly larger than the pedicel.
- Fruits : siliqua 4-6 cm long, spread erect in diffuse raceme.
- Plant pungent, pleasant flavour of watercress.
- Plant rare in crops.
- Biological type: biennial.
Ecological profile (click on flags): Rare Rare