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Brassicaceae

Garden yellowrocket

Barbarea vulgaris W.T.Aiton

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Barbarea

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Garden yellowrocket (Barbarea vulgaris)
FlowerPhoto: Leah Fulton, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (27)
Arabic
كثء شائع
ba
Тиле шалҡан
Catalan
Barbarée commune
Chinese
欧洲山芥
Croatian
Barica
Czech
Barborka obecná
Danish
Almindelig Vinterkarse
Dutch
Gewoon barbarakruid
English
Garden yellowrocket, Herb Barbara, Yellow rocket, Bittercress, Herb barbaras, Rocket cress, Rocketcress, Upland cress
Esperanto
Barbara-herbo
Finnish
Kanankaali, Peltokanankaali
French
Barbarée commune, Herbe aux Charpentiers, Herbe de Sainte-Barbe
German
Barbarakraut, Echte Winterkresse, Echtes Barbarakraut, Echtes Barbenkraut, Gemeines Barbarakraut, Gewöhnliches Barbarakraut, Winterkresse, Barbarée commune
hsb
Barbaraea vulgaris, Prawa barmowka
Japanese
ハルザキヤマガラシ
Lithuanian
Lenktavaisė barborytė, Paprastoji barborytė, Barbarée commune
Polish
Gorczycznik Pospolity
Portuguese
Erva-de-são-julião, Agrião-da-terra, Erva-de-santa-bárbara, Erva-dos-carpinteiros, Erva de São Julião
Russian
Сурепица обыкновенная, Сурепка обыкновенная
Scottish Gaelic
Treabhach
Slovak
Barborka obyčajná
Slovenian
Navadna barbica
Spanish
Hierba de Santa Bárbara, Yerba de los carpinteros, Hierba de los carpinteros, Yerba de Santa Bárbara, Cheiranthus ibericus, Herb Barbara, Rocketcress, Winter Rocket
Swedish
Bangyllen, Sommargyllen, Barbarée commune
Turkish
Nicar otu
Ukrainian
Суріпиця звичайна
Welsh
Berwr y gaeaf

Synonyms

  • Arabis barbarea Bernh.
  • Barbarea abortiva Hausskn.
  • Barbarea altaica Andrz. ex Steud.
  • Barbarea arcuata Andrz. ex DC.
  • Barbarea arcuata f. brachycarpa (Rouy & Fouc.) Kuusk
  • Barbarea arcuata f. pubescens (N.Busch) Kuusk
  • Barbarea arcuata var. pubescens Busch
  • Barbarea augustana Boiss.
  • Barbarea barbarea subsp. brachycarpa (Rouy & Foucaud) Piper
  • Barbarea barbarea var. longisiliquosa Farw.
  • Barbarea iberica DC.
  • Barbarea kayserii Schur
  • Barbarea linnaei Spenn.
  • Barbarea oligosperma K.Koch
  • Barbarea rivularis Martrin-Donos
  • Barbarea rivularis Pančić
  • Barbarea rupestris Steud.
  • Barbarea sicula Gren. & Godr.
  • Barbarea stricta Willk.
  • Barbarea vicina Martrin-Donos
  • Barbarea vulgaris f. hirsuta (Weihe) Fernald
  • Barbarea vulgaris f. plena Fernald
  • Barbarea vulgaris f. vulgaris
  • Barbarea vulgaris subsp. arcuata (Opiz ex J.Presl & C.Presl) Čelak.
  • Barbarea vulgaris var. arcuata (Opiz ex J.Presl & C.Presl) Fr.
  • Barbarea vulgaris var. brachycarpa Rouy & Foucaud
  • Barbarea vulgaris var. gracilis DC.
  • Barbarea vulgaris var. hirsuta Fernald
  • Barbarea vulgaris var. longisiliquosa Carion
  • Barbarea vulgaris var. macrophylla Halácsy
  • Barbarea vulgaris var. sylvestris Fr.
  • Barbarea vulgaris var. taurica (DC.) Hook.f. & T.Anderson
  • Barbarea vulgaris var. vulgaris
  • Campe barbarea W.Wight
  • Campe barbarea var. hirsuta House
  • Campe rivularis A.Heller
  • Campe vulgaris Dulac
  • Crucifera barbaraea E.H.L.Krause
  • Eruca barbarea Lam.
  • Erysimum arcuatum Opiz ex J.Presl & C.Presl

and 5 more.

Flowers

In flower
April to May (from 3,530 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Biennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.