Barbarea vulgaris

Common Name: 
yellow rocket, winter cress
Scientific Name: 
Barbarea vulgaris R. Br.
Family Name: 
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) - Mustard Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced winter annual or biennial (sometimes perennial), reproducing by seed
Stems
upright, smooth, ridged, from crown, branching above
Growth Habit of Yellow Rocket
Growth Habit of Yellow Rocket
Growth Habit of Yellow Rocket
Leaves
alternate, margins wavy, shiny, pinnately divided, 1-5 pair(s) of lateral lobes and large terminal lobe, form dense rosette; stem leaves small, less lobed
Leaves of Yellow Rocket
Leaves of Yellow Rocket
Flowers
4-petaled, bright yellow; terminal racemes
Flowers of Yellow Rocket
Seed Pods
silique, short-stalked, upright, almost square, small "beak" at tip
Seedpods of Yellow Rocket
Seedpods of Yellow Rocket