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| name = ''Barbarea verna''
|genus=Barbarea
| common_names = Land cress
|species=verna
|taxo_author=(P. Mill.) Aschers.
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Land cress
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|origin=SW Europe
| origin = SW [[Europe]]
|lifespan=biennial
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|Temp Metric=°F
| lifespan = [[biennial]]
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|image=Bave 001 lvd.jpg
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'''Land cress''' (''Barbarea verna''), also known as '''American cress''', '''bank cress''', '''Belle Isle cress''', '''Bermuda cress''', '''early yellowrocket''', '''early wintercress''', '''scurvy cress''', and '''upland cress''', is a [[Biennial plant|biennial]] [[herb]] in the family [[Brassicaceae]]. It is native to southwestern [[Europe]], but is also cultivated in [[Florida]]. As it requires less water than [[watercress]], it is easier to cultivate. Land cress has been cultivated as a [[leaf vegetable]] in [[England]] since the 17th century.
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Land cress is considered a satisfactory substitute for watercress. It can be used in sandwiches, or salads, or cooked like [[spinach]], or used in soup.
Land cress can be grown easily in any garden. Like [[watercress]], it loves water, but does not do well when partially submerged for long periods of time. This [[Perennial plant|perennial]] needs full sun and frequent watering in any garden, unless near a direct source of water.
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Synonyms include ''Barbarea praecox'' and ''Lepidum nativum''. Other common names include dryland cress, cassabully, and American watercress. A variegated form is available.
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Barbarea praecox, R. Br. (B. verna, Asch.). Early Winter, or Bell Isle Cress. Distinguished by the more numerous divisions of the Lvs. (4-8 pairs) and thickened pedicels. Slightly cult. as a winter salad, and known S. as scurvy grass. Naturalized from Eu.
| familia = Brassicaceae
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
The plant easily self seeds on a neutral soil.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
By seed
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
Very resistant to club root and insect attacks (whitefly, cabbage root fly, and cabbage white butterfly, and cabbage moths)
==Varieties==
==Varieties==
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