Flora of Derbyshire

The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

Barbarea verna

American Winter-cress

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Dates link to glossary page
First year: 1863
Latest year: 2006

County Status link to glossary page
Casual

Family link to glossary page
Brassicaceae

Total records held link to glossary page
14

Grid Square Count link to glossary page
1987-2007Ever
Monads: 6 9
Tetrads: 6 9
Hectads: 4 9

Conservation Status link to glossary page

Account last edited
Jan 19 2007

Explanation of terms

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Species Details

American Winter-cress is a very rare casual biennial of cultivated and waste ground. There are six recent records scattered throughout Derbyshire (Ball Cross Farm SK2269, Meersbrook Bank SK3484 now modern S.Yorks, Mapperley SK4342, Shipley SK4443 and around Long Eaton SK4933,4934). However, older records, given by Linton, were all from the south of the county.

Flora of Derbyshire

Maintained by Kevin S. Hutchby

2025