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Barbarea australis Hook.F.

Barbarée commune (fr), Herbe de Sainte-Barbe (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Barbarea

Characteristics

Annual to 1 m tall, erect, glabrous. Rosette leaves unknown; lower cauline leaves lyrate-pinnatisect with 2 or 3 pairs of lobes. Sepals 2–4 mm long. Petals 2–8 mm long. Siliqua linear, 20–40 mm long, 2–2.5 mm wide, c. 12 per 10 cm of rachis; style 0.5–1 mm long; pedicels erect to spreading, thin, 5–7 mm long. Seeds broadly elliptic, 1.5–2 mm long, margin tuberculate.
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A cabbage family herb. It grows 30-50 cm high and spreads 10-30 cm wide. The leaves near the base are divided into leaflets along the stalk and are 10 cm long. The leaves higher up and simple and with wavy edges. They clasp the stem. The flowers are small and yellow. The fruit are 3 cm long and slender. They are on stalks 1 cm long.
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Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.5
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Environment

Found along floodprone rocky river systems, growing in shallow alluvial silt deposited on rock slabs or rocky ledges, or between large cobbles on sites frequently disturbed by fluvial processes. Wettish land in the montane and sub-alpine zones.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows along the moist edges of streams in the southern Central highlands in Tasmania. It needs some moisture and sun. Tasmania Herbarium. Hobart Botanical Gardens.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Usage

The leaves have a peppery taste and can be added to salads.
Uses gene source medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

It grows easily from seed. Cuttings also strike easily.
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Distribution

Barbarea australis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:278837-1
WFO ID wfo-0000559963
COL ID KM58
BDTFX ID 9135
INPN ID 85529
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Barbarea australis
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