Barbarea

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Barbarea
Barbarea vulgaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Barbarea
W. T. Aiton

Barbarea (winter cress or yellow rocket) is a genus of about 22 species of

perennial plants with dark green, deeply lobed leaves and yellow flowers
with four petals.

Selected species

Uses

They grow into

dandelion leaves. Barbarea verna, known as upland cress, early winter cress, American cress, Belle Isle cress and scurvy grass, is used to add a spicy taste to salads and mixed leaf greens for cooking.[1][additional citation(s) needed
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Chemical compounds

Winter cress contains different

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