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Barbarea verna

Species category

Vegetable

Common name

early yellowrocket

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
 to rectangular

Size

  • Length: 2 mm
  • Width: 1.5 mm
  • Thickness: 1 mm

Color

Bronze

Texture

ReticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  

Other structures

Plano-convex

Identification notes

Seeds are ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
 to rectangular and somewhat compressed. One flat surface is more convex than the other, which may even be concave. The surface is covered with a well-developed reticulum of thin brown ridges making narrow, deep, and glossy interspaces. Color is glossy brown.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Barbarea spp.

Nomenclature

Family

Brassicaceae

Valid name

Barbarea verna (Mill.) Asch.

Synonyms

Barbarea praecox (Sm.) R. Br.
Campe verna (Mill.) A. Heller
Erysimum vernum Mill.

From Left to Right: 1 . Barbarea vulgaris 2. Barbarea verna. 
From Left to Right: 1. Barbarea vulgaris 2. Barbarea verna. 
Barbarea verna. Seeds are covered with a well-developed reticulum made of thin brown ridges, making narrow, deep, and glossy interspaces. 
Barbarea verna. Seeds are covered with a well-developed reticulum made of thin brown ridges, making narrow, deep, and glossy interspaces.