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Barbarea vulgaris

Barbarea vulgaris R.Br.

Also indexed asbittercressherb barbararocketcressyellow rocketcresswinter rocketyellow rocketwound rocketgarden yellowrocket
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusBarbarea
Use categories6
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusBarbarea
Scientific name with authorshipBarbarea vulgaris R.Br.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Arabis barbarea Bernh.Barbarea abortiva Hausskn.Barbarea altaica Andrz.Barbarea altaica Andrz. ex Steud.Barbarea arcuata (Opiz) Rchb.Barbarea arcuata Andrz.Barbarea arcuata Andrz. ex DC.Barbarea arcuata f. brachycarpa (Rouy & Foucaud) KuuskBarbarea arcuata f. pubescens (Busch) KuuskBarbarea arcuata var. pinnatisecta Boiss.Barbarea arcuata var. pubescens N.BuschBarbarea augustana Boiss.Barbarea barbarea MacMill.Barbarea barbarea subsp. brachycarpa (Rouy & Foucaud) PiperBarbarea barbarea var. longisiliquosa (Carion) Farw.Barbarea ceretana SennenBarbarea croatica Borbás & Vuk.Barbarea hirsuta WeiheBarbarea hispanica (Willd.) DC.Barbarea iberica (Willd.) DC.Barbarea intermedia var. pyrenaica (Jord.) Gaut.Barbarea kayseri SchurBarbarea lepuznica Nyár.Barbarea linnaei Spenn.Barbarea lyrata (Gilib.) Asch.Barbarea macrophylla (Halácsy) HalácsyBarbarea praecox var. vicina (Martrin-Donos) Rouy & FoucaudBarbarea pseudostricta BrandesBarbarea pyrenaica Jord.Barbarea rivularis Martrin-DonosBarbarea rivularis Martrin-Donos ex LoretBarbarea rupestris Steud.Barbarea sibirica (Regel) NakaiBarbarea sicula Gren. & Godr.Barbarea stolonifera PomelBarbarea stricta Willk.Barbarea sylvestris Jord.Barbarea taurica DC.Barbarea vicina Martrin-DonosBarbarea vulgaris f. hirsuta (Weihe) FernaldBarbarea vulgaris f. plena FernaldBarbarea vulgaris f. stolonifera (Pomel) MaireBarbarea vulgaris subsp. arcuata (Opiz ex J.Presl & C.Presl) Čelak.Barbarea vulgaris subsp. arcuata (Opiz) BonnierBarbarea vulgaris subsp. arcuata (Opiz) HayekBarbarea vulgaris subsp. arcuata (Opiz) Neuman, 1901Barbarea vulgaris subsp. europaea RegelBarbarea vulgaris subsp. lepuznica (E.I.Nyárády) SoóBarbarea vulgaris subsp. macrophylla HalácsyBarbarea vulgaris subsp. pyrenaica (Jord.) BonnierBarbarea vulgaris subsp. rivularis (Martrin-Donos) Rothm.Barbarea vulgaris subsp. rivularis (Martrin-Donos) Sudre, 1907Barbarea vulgaris subsp. sibirica RegelBarbarea vulgaris subsp. sylvestris (Jord.) BonnierBarbarea vulgaris subsp. taurica (DC.) Arcang.Barbarea vulgaris subsp. vulgarisBarbarea vulgaris var. arcuata (Opiz ex J.Presl & C.Presl) M.LoehrBarbarea vulgaris var. arcuata (Opiz) Fr.Barbarea vulgaris var. arcuata (Opiz) Rchb.Barbarea vulgaris var. brachycarpa Rouy & FoucaudBarbarea vulgaris var. doellii Alef.Barbarea vulgaris var. gracilis DC.Barbarea vulgaris var. hirsuta (Weihe) Alef.Barbarea vulgaris var. hirsuta (Weihe) FernaldBarbarea vulgaris var. longisiliquosa CarionBarbarea vulgaris var. macrophylla HalácsyBarbarea vulgaris var. patens (Hartm.) Hartm.Barbarea vulgaris var. rivularis (Martrin-Donos) P.Fourn.Barbarea vulgaris var. sibirica (Regel) Kom.Barbarea vulgaris var. sylvestris Fr.Barbarea vulgaris var. typicaBarbarea vulgarus var. arcuata (Opiz ex J.Presl & C.Presl) Fr.Barbarea vulgarus var. brachycarpa Rouy & FoucaudBarbarea vulgarus var. longisiliquosa CarionBarbarea vulgarus var. sylvestris Fr.Campe barbarea (L.) W.WightCampe barbarea (L.) W.Wight ex PiperCampe barbarea var. hirsuta (Weihe) HouseCampe rivularis (Martrin-Donos) A.HellerCampe stricta var. taurica (DC.) HouseCampe vulgaris (R.Br.) DulacCheiranthus ibericus Willd.Cheiranthus laevigatus Willd.Cheiranthus laevigatus Willd. ex DC.Crucifera arcuata E.H.L.KrauseCrucifera barbaraea (L.) E.H.L.KrauseCrucifera barbarea (L.) E.H.L.Krause, 1902Eruca barbarea Lam.Erysimum arcuatum OpizErysimum arcuatum Opiz ex J.Presl & C.PreslErysimum barbarea L.Erysimum barbarea var. patens Hartm.Erysimum lucidum Salisb.Erysimum lyratum Gilib.Erysimum lyrifolium StokesSisymbrium barbarea CrantzSisymbrium barbarea Garsault

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Poison reported
Crop wild relative

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier29455-2
Use codesGS HF IF ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.