Fauna Flora Photography

Bitter Wintercress Barbara vulgaris

A tall growing plant with many, tiny yellow flowers with 4 bright yellow petals.

Common Names

GermanWinterkresse
EnglishBitter Wintercress
FrenchBarbarée Commune
SpanishBarbarea vulgaris

Taxonomy

OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
SpeciesBarbara vulgaris

How to Identify

The arrangement of many tiny flowers with 4 petals. Leaves are arranged along the main and branching stems as well as branching off from the root. Leaves are lobed.

Bitter Wintercress (Barbara vulgaris) - Belvédère Outremont - 2022-05-14
Bitter Wintercress (Barbara vulgaris) - Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies - 2017-05-13

Where and When to Spot

In spring in forest and prairies along forests.

SpringSummerFallWinter
Belvédère Outremont x - - -
Parc Île-de-la-Visitation x - - -

Where and when a species has been observed, identified, and recorded.


Last updated on 2023-12-15. Written and regularly updated by Karl-Heinz Müller, Dipl. Natw. ETH, Biology. With 10 years of experience in wildlife photography, Karl-Heinz shares first-hand, on-site collected observations, photos and videos from his frequent visits to parks in the Montreal area.