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Barbarea vulgaris
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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Barbarea
Species: B. vulgaris

Binomial name
Barbarea vulgaris
R.Br.

Barbarea vulgaris, the Yellow Rocketcress, is a biennial herb native to Europe.

This plant has basal rosettes of shiny, dark green leaves, and pinnately divided leaves on the stem. The yellow flowers are borne in dense terminal clusters above the foliage in spring.

It is naturalised in many parts of North America as a weed.