upland cress

plant

Also known as: Barbarea verna, early winter cress, scurvy grass

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In cress
Upland cress (Barbarea verna), a hardy biennial native to Europe, is a coarse, often weedy plant rarely cultivated. The closely related winter cress, or yellow rocket (B. vulgaris), is a common weed, conspicuous in fields for its bright yellow spring flowers. Bitter cress, cuckoo flower,…
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In winter cress
…cress, or scurvy grass (B. verna), has basal leaves with four to eight pairs of lobes. Both species are edible.
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