Strand Memorial Herbarium

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Family: Brassicaceae   Mustard Family

Genus: Barbarea   Yellow Rocket
About 12 species of biennial or perennial weedy herbs of north temperate regions.

Scientific Name: Barbarea vulgaris Ait. f.
Common Name(s): Yellow Rocket, Winter-cress, Garden Yellow-rocket, Rocket Cress
Growth Type: biennial/perennial
Species Description:


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Caption: Flowering yellow rocket plants in a field.

ID: Hrb-BARVU-004
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering
Caption: Patches of yellow rocket in grasses.

ID: Hrb-BARVU-001
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering
Caption: Yellow rocket rosette with large, lobed, basal leaves.

ID: Hrb-BARVU-006
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, vegetative
Caption: Yellow rocket rosette with lobed, basal leaves.

ID: Hrb-BARVU-002
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, vegetative
Caption: Yellow rocket's larger, lobed, basal leaves that get smaller at the top of the plant.

ID: Hrb-BARVU-003
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, vegetative
Caption: Yellow rocket's larger, lobed, basal leaves that get smaller at the top of the plant.

ID: Hrb-BARVU-010
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, vegetative
Caption: Yellow rocket's lobed leaves and emerging yellow flowers.

ID: Hrb-BARVU-005
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense, leaf, vegetative
Caption: Yellow rocket's yellow, raceme inflorescence.

ID: Hrb-BARVU-007
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense
Caption: Yellow rocket's yellow, raceme inflorescence.

ID: Hrb-BARVU-008
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense