Barbaraea vulgaris R. Br. in Aiton, Hort. Kew. ed. 2, 4: 109. 1812. Erysimum barbaraea L., Sp. Pl. 60. 1753. Barbaraea vulgaris R. Br. var. taurica Hook. f. & T. Anderson in Fl. Brit. India 1: 134. 1872, non B. taurica DC. 1821.

Herbs, up to 50 cm high, branched. Basal leaves 3 - 5-jugate, 4 - 12 x 1.5 - 3.5 cm; terminal lobes ovate-oblong, cordate at base, 2.5 - 5 x 2 - 3 mm; cauline leaves ovate, amplexicaul at base, entire or toothed, 1 - 5 x 0.5 - 2.5 cm. Racemes 10 - 35-flowered, up to 20 cm long in fruit. Flowers ca 6 mm across; pedicels 5 - 9 mm long. Sepals ca 3 mm long. Petals 6 - 8 mm long, clawed. Stamens ca 3 mm long. Fruits 1 - 3 cm long, ca 3 mm thick, glabrous; valves with a distinct midvein; seeds brown, many.

Fl. & Fr. April - June.

Distrib. India: 2000 - 4000 m. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Pakistan, most of Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia.