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Barbarea grayi

Barbarea grayi

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitBiennial/Perennial
Growth—

Barbarea grayi is found in the montane zone of Victoria and New South Wales, where it can experience frost and snow. Succeeds in sun or shade in a moist well-drained soil[1].

Propagation

Seed - sow in situ in early spring to early summer. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Barbarea+grayi>

Pollinators

Flies, bees, Beetles, Self

References

  1. [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  2. [2]Flora of New South Wales — http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm ↩︎An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
  3. [3]Wild Food in Australia. — Cribb. A. B. and J. W. · Fontana · 1976 · ISBN 0-00-634436-4 ↩︎A very good pocket guide.
  4. [4]Plants for Human Consumption. — Kunkel. G. · Koeltz Scientific Books · 1984 · ISBN 3874292169 ↩︎An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
  5. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎