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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Barbarea orthoceras is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Flies, bees, beetles. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
B. americana. Rydb. B. stricta. non Andrz.
Plant Habitats
Bog Garden; Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:
Young leaves - raw or cooked[177]. The rosettes of the dark green shiny leaves are eaten raw or cooked[257]. A hot, cress-like flavour.
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of this country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Succeeds in sun or shade in a moist well-drained soil[200].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow in situ in early spring to early summer.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
American yellowrocket,
Wintercress
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Russian Federation (Buryatia, Yakutia-Sakha, Altay, Krasnoyarsk, Taymyr, Chita, Irkutsk, Kurganskaja oblast), Russian Federation (Kurile Islands, Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur, Kamcatskij kraj, Magadanskaja oblast, Sakhalin), China (Heilongjiang Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu), Korea, Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshu, Shikoku), Taiwan NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (Northwest Territories, Yukon, Québec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia), United States (Alaska, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Minnesota, South Dakota, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah)
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
This plant can be weedy or invasive.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed. Threatened and Endangered Information: Maine (American winter-cress)
Possibly Extirpated.
New Hampshire
(American winter-cress)
Endangered.
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
Expert comment
Author
Ledeb.
Botanical References
43
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