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Yellow Rocket

Barbarea vulgaris

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Common names

58 names · 30 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (29)
Dutch
  • Gewone barbarakruid
  • Gewoon Barbarakruid[2][3]
French
  • Barbarée commune[2][3]
  • Herbe de Sainte-Barbe
Arabic
  • جرجير البر[3]
  • كثء شائع[3]
Belarusian
  • Свірэпа звычайная[3]
Catalan
  • Herba de Santa Bàrbara[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 欧洲山芥[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 歐洲山芥[3]
Czech
  • barborka obecná[3]
  • barborka obecná obloučnatá[3]
Danish
  • Almindelig vinterkarse[3]
Estonian
  • läänekollakas[3]
Finnish
  • kaaripeltokanankaali[3]
  • peltokanankaali[3]
German
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Hungarian
  • közönséges borbálafű[3]
Italian
  • Erba di Santa Barbara comune[2][3]
Japanese
  • ハルザキヤマガラシ[3]
Korean
  • 유럽나도냉이[3]
Latvian
  • lokaugļu zvērene[3]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastoji barborytė[3]
Norwegian
  • vinterkarse[3]
Polish
  • Gorczycznik pospolity[3]
Portuguese
  • Erva-de-santa-bárbara[2][3]
Russian
  • Сурепка большелистная[3]
  • Сурепка волосистая[3]
  • Сурепка дуговидная[3]
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  • Сурепка крымская[3]
  • Сурепка обыкновенная[3]
  • Сурепка отпрысковая[3]
  • Сурепка пиренейская[3]
  • Сурепка сибирская[3]
Slovak
  • barborka obyčajná[3]
Slovenian
  • navadna barbica[3]
Spanish
  • hierba de Santa Bárbara[2][3]
Swedish
  • Sommargyllen[3]
  • vanlig sommargyllen[3]
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Суріпиця звичайна[3]
Welsh
  • Berwr y gaeaf[3]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Barbarea vulgaris — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Yellow Rocket — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(9); heading: Common Name(s):; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Garden Yellowrocket — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Bittercress — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Herb Barbara — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Rocketcress — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Winter Rocket — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(6); heading: Common Name(s):; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Wintercress — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(5); heading: Common Name(s):; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Wound Rocket — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(7); heading: Common Name(s):; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Yellow Rocketcress — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(10); heading: Common Name(s):; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Yellowrocket — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(8); heading: Common Name(s):; Barbarea vulgaris.
[2] Barbarea vulgaris — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • yellow rocket — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • garden yellowrocket — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • bitter wintercress — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Echtes Barbarakraut — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Gewöhnliches Barbarakraut — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Winterkresse — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • common wintercress — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • hierba de Santa Bárbara — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Barbarée commune — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Erba di Santa Barbara comune — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Gewoon Barbarakruid — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Erva-de-santa-bárbara — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
[3] Barbarea vulgaris — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • yellow rocket — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • garden yellowrocket — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • bitter wintercress — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Echtes Barbarakraut — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Gewöhnliches Barbarakraut — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Winterkresse — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • common wintercress — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • hierba de Santa Bárbara — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Barbarée commune — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Erba di Santa Barbara comune — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Gewoon Barbarakruid — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Erva-de-santa-bárbara — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Сурепка обыкновенная — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • peltokanankaali — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Sommargyllen — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • barborka obecná — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • barborka obecná obloučnatá — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • ハルザキヤマガラシ — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • läänekollakas — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • vinterkarse — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Paprastoji barborytė — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • kaaripeltokanankaali — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Gorczycznik pospolity — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Almindelig vinterkarse — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • كثء شائع — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • جرجير البر — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Сурепка волосистая — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Сурепка большелистная — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Сурепка пиренейская — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Сурепка сибирская — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Сурепка отпрысковая — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Сурепка крымская — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • 欧洲山芥 — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • 유럽나도냉이 — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Herba de Santa Bàrbara — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • vanlig sommargyllen — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • navadna barbica — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Свірэпа звычайная — results[0].names[38]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • közönséges borbálafű — results[0].names[40]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • barborka obyčajná — results[0].names[41]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Суріпиця звичайна — results[0].names[42]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Сурепка дуговидная — results[0].names[43]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Berwr y gaeaf — results[0].names[44]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • 歐洲山芥 — results[0].names[45]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • lokaugļu zvērene — results[0].names[46]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
  • Nicarotu — results[0].names[47]; taxon id 56126; Barbarea vulgaris.
[4] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Barbarea vulgaris ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Echtes Barbarakraut — VernacularName.tsv, line 146459; taxon VK7HT.
  • Echte Winterkresse (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 146458; taxon VK7HT.
  • Winter-cress (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 146460; taxon VK7HT.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Barbarea vulgaris is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Brassicaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

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Plant habit
Erect

NC State Extension profile.

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Life cycle
Biennial; Perennial

NC State Extension profile.

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Growth rate
Medium

NC State Extension profile.

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Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

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Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist

NC State Extension profile.

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Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand

NC State Extension profile.

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Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)

NC State Extension profile. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

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Flowering season
Spring; Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

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Native range
Europe, Mediterranean, Japan

NC State Extension profile. Origin reported by the source; this is not a claim of local nativeness.

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Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: bees, butterflies.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Agroforestry database

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Structure

Vegetation layer
Herbaceous
Size
Small
Dimensions
0.40 m high × 0.00 m wide
Lifecycle
Perennial

Site conditions

USDA hardiness
5-9
Moisture
Moist
Soil
Sandy, Loamy, Clay
pH
Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Light
Partial shade, Sun

Uses

Edible parts
Leaves, Flowers
Functions
Pollinator plant
Edibility
3 out of 5
Medicinal value
1 out of 5

Young leaves of this plant taste warm and resemble garden cress. They can be eaten raw in salads or cooked like spinach. Older leaves can be used as a vegetable, but they have a rather strong flavor and are best cooked, possibly in fresh water. These leaves are available year-round, even in winter, especially in mild weather conditions. To increase the yield of the plant, it is advisable to remove flower stalks as soon as they appear – these are edible just like the leaves. Pick the outer leaves when the plant starts to grow again. Note: please refer to information about potential toxicity as mentioned earlier. Young flower stalks of this plant can also be harvested before the flowers open and cooked, similar to broccoli.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Barbarea vulgaris — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5294471; ID VK7HT; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5294471; ID VK7HT; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Barbarea vulgaris — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Plant habitLife cycleGrowth rateLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering seasonNative rangeReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Native range: Country Or Region Of Origin
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

    Source checked on .