Brassicaceae FAMILY

Barbarea orthoceras

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Barbarea orthoceras is an erect, biennial to perennial plant growing from 10 - 100cm tall, but mainly from 20 - 60cm[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - Alaska to Newfoundland, south to California, New Mexico; E. Asia - Siberia, Russian Far East, northern China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatBanks of streams, in swamps or on wet rocks, Labrador to Alaska and south to California[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Open grasslands, scree, temperate mixed forests, river and streamsides, moist grassy slopes; at elevations from 400 - 3,400 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].