Medium winter-cress
Barbarea intermedia

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb. It is an erect herb which keeps growing from year to year. It grows about 60 cm high. The lower leaves have 5-7 lobes. The end lobe is oval. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are long, narrow pods.

There are 12 Barbarea species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows from 3000-3500 m altitude in Nepal. It grows in moist rocky areas. Tasmania Herbarium.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Australia, Bhutan, China, Europe, France, Himalayas, India, Luxembourg, Nepal, Northeastern India, Pakistan, Sikkim, Tasmania, Tibet

How it is used for food

The tender shoots and leaves are eaten as a green vegetable.

Edible parts

Leaves, shoots

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed.

Its other names

Local names

Khole sag

Synonyms

Campe intermedia (Boreau) Rauschert; Barbarea vulgaris var. sicula Hooker.f. & Anderson;