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Barbarea vulgaris
yellow rocket
Other common names
bittercressherb Barbara
see moreJack-by-the-hedge
poor man's cabbage
rock cress
rocket cress
singer's herb
St Barbara's herb
winter cress
winter rocket
wound cress
wound rocket
Synonyms
Botanical details
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Barbarea
- Genus description
Barbarea can be biennials or perennials, with simple or pinnately divided leaves and small, 4-petalled yellow or white flowers, followed by slender seed-pods
- Name status
Correct
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