bitter wintercress

Barbarea vulgaris

Bitter wintercress is a green plant that grows in cool weather. It has bright yellow flowers and can often be found in fields and gardens during springtime.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The bitter wintercress has clusters of tiny, bright yellow flowers with four petals, blooming on upright, ridged stems. Its dark green, glossy leaves form a rosette at the base, while upper leaves are smaller and more streamlined.

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bitter wintercress

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Datos interesantes

Bitter wintercress helps provide early food for bees when other flowers haven't bloomed yet.

It's a wild cousin to popular veggies like cabbage, kale, and Brussels sprouts!

Its leaves taste less bitter after a frost, making them more enjoyable to eat!

This resilient plant can sprout from tiny seeds even if they've been buried for years!

Habilidades especiales

Bitter wintercress can grow even in chilly weather, thanks to special compounds that protect its cells from frost.

This plant has a natural defense system, producing bitter chemicals that deter many hungry insect pests.

Bitter wintercress quickly establishes itself in new areas, using numerous seeds to spread widely and fast.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 30-90 cm
Extensión: 15-45 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.5-1 cm
Temporada de floración: Spring to early summer
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Bienal
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

an important early spring pollinator.

eaten by

Small White butterfly

Pieris rapae

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves.

eaten by

Diamondback moth

Plutella xylostella

Larvae can be a pest of the leaves.

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Bienal

Las plantas bienales completan su ciclo de vida en dos temporadas de crecimiento, formando típicamente follaje en el primer año y floreciendo o semillando en el segundo.

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.