Species
Upland cress
Barbarea verna
Varieties
1 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upland CressBSI-B28740 | — |
| Details |
Barbarea verna is a biennial member of Brassicaceae. Its yellow, four-petalled flowers develop into slender dry pods. Barbarea verna has yellow flowers and foliage arranged in rosettes.
Botanical characteristics
Unlike aquatic watercress, Nasturtium officinale, this species is terrestrial and needs less water. That distinction makes the botanical name useful when a seed assortment includes several plants sold as cress.
Terrestrial cress seed
Upland Cress is the species reference offered in bulk for seed resellers and garden centres.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Annual
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Barbarea verna
- Common names
- upland cress, land cress
- Synonyms
Show full list
- Barbarea australis, Barbarea brevistyla, Barbarea erysimoides, Barbarea longisiliqua, Barbarea patula, Barbarea praecox, Barbarea praecox var. australis, Barbarea praecox var. brevistyla, Barbarea praecox var. longisiliqua, Barbarea vulgaris subsp. praecox, Barbarea vulgaris var. praecox, Campe praecox, Campe verna, Crucifera praecox, Erysimum praecox, Erysimum tenuifolium, Erysimum vernum
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Brassicales
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Barbarea
- Species
- Barbarea verna