Brassicaceae Barbarea verna (P. Mill.) Aschers.

Early Yellowrocket

Cherokee - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 36

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Scientific name: Barbarea verna (P. Mill.) Aschers.
USDA symbol: BAVE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Early Yellowrocket
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves parboiled, rinsed, seasoned with grease and salt and cooked until tender as potherbs.

RECRD: 2143 id: 7015

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