Barbarea verna Land cress (Cruciferae)

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Barbarea verna
Land cress
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The Barbarea verna plant species is found in S.W. Europe. Naturalized in Britain[17]. It is a member of the Cruciferae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Land cress. Some home gardeners know the variety as B. praecox. (Sm.)R.Br. Campe verna.

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Latin Name:  Barbarea verna
Common Name:  Land cress
Family:  Cruciferae
Author:  (Mill.)Asch.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:  0.25

Habitat:  Waste and cultivated ground.

Cultivation Notes: Succeeds in sun or shade in a moist well-drained soil,[200] growing well on a north facing wall[33, 52]. The summer crop is best if it is given some shade whilst the winter crop succeeds in sunny positions[1, 200]. Land cress is often cultivated as a salad plant, when it is usually treated as an annual[46]. It can supply leaves all year round from successional sowings[1]. In hot weather plants soon run to seed unless they are kept shaded and moist[183]. The leaves taste much hotter in the summer[K]. Plants usually self-sow freely when growing in a suitable position[K].

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