Barbarea verna

Botanical Description

Barbarea verna is a biennial plant, occasionally perennating, growing 25 - 80cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild and also cultivated, especially in western Europe, as a food crop. Research has also shown that the plant, with its winter hardiness, relatively large seeds and high seed yields, has the potential to become a new oilseed crop[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Barbarea verna is cultivated for its leaves on a small scale in several countries. It has often escaped from cultivation and become a weed of waste and disturbed ground.