Barbarea vulgaris Aiton 1812 (Family Brassicaceae)
Height: 20-90cm
Never Mycorrhizal
Biennial, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - August
(Earliest: 5.4)
Protective Chemicals |
Glucosinolates |
Glucobarbarin, Glucobrassicin, Gluconasturtiin |
Saponins |
Hederagenin Cellobioside, Oleanolic Acid Cellobioside |
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Around Buildings |
Flower Visitors: |
Several Apidae |
Anthocharis cardamines |
Pieris napi |
Gonepteryx rhamni |
|
Several Syrphidae |
Phorbia fumigata |
Empis opaca |
Fannia umbrosa |
|
Bibio lanigerus |
Empis ciliata |
Brassicogethes aeneus |
Aplotarsus angustulus |
Parasites: |
Erysiphe cruciferarum |
Liriomyza bryoniae |
Ceutorhynchus assimilis (Larval Root Gall) |
Herbivores: |
Pieris napi Larva |
Pieris rapae |
Cnephasia incertana |
Cnephasia stephensiana |
|
Evergestis pallidata Larva |
Athalia rosae Larva |
Several Chrysomelidae |
Sapivores: |
Brevicoryne brassicae |
Macrosiphum euphorbiae |
Eurydema oleracea |
Florivores: |
Brassicogethes coracinus Larva |
Granivores: |
Anthocharis cardamines Larva |
Cauchas rufimitrella Larva |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Common Wintercress
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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