Genus Barbarea W. T. Aiton


Summary
Genus number:
1277
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Cardamineae
Common name(s):

wintercress
Accession count:

11 (9  active, 4  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons., Madrid ICN Art. 14.10 & App. III) over the earlier homonym (Madrid ICN Art. 53) Barbarea Scop., nom. rej.


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References:
  1. Al-Shehbaz, I. A. 2012. A generic and tribal synopsis of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae). Taxon 61:938.
  2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Note: food crop, Brassica complex
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=1277. Accessed 10 May 2026.