These photographs of Yellow Rocket or Common Winter Cress [Barbarea vulgaris], a member of the Mustard (Brassicaceae) family were taken in the Troy Hill and Mills Gap area on May 4th and 6th. How To Know The Wild Flowers, Dover Ed. pages 164-165, describes the lower leaves as “lyre-shaped,” states that it’s the first of the yellow mustards to appear, and lists an alternate name of Herb of St. Barbara.
USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=BAVU (garden yellowrocket)
- Yellow Rocket – 4 May 2013
Yellow Rocket (stem view) – 4 May 2013
Yellow Rocket – 6 May 2013
