Brassicaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Barbarea vulgaris

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

There is a report that ingestion of the leaves can lead to kidney malfunction[ 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ].

Botanical Description

Barbarea vulgaris is an erect, biennial (occasionally perennial) plant usually growing 20 - 90cm tall, exceptionally to 120cm[ 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 for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes grown as a salad crop and also sometimes as an ornamental (the cultivar 'Variegata' with variegated leaves is used ornamentally). Research has also shown that, with its winter hardiness and high seed yields, it 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. ]. This species is widespread and abundant throughout its known range.It is classified as 'Least Concern' 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 vulgaris has spread from its original range in Eurasia to many other parts of the Globe, mainly as a result of human activity. It is reported to have become naturalized in several countries, including N. America, New Zealand and Argentina.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Atlantic coast (not Norway and Finland), east through central Asia, China to Japan, through Turkey to n. India; N. Africa - Algeria, Tunisia

HabitatFound in a range of habitats, often in damp ground and lowland areas including riverbanks, meadows, shingle and ditches, to more disturbed habitats such as roadside verges, arable land, wasteland and docklands[ 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. ]