Question: Hello, ace botanists! My name is Carson. I live in Bath, Maine, not far from a wetland area. Much of …
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Hello, ace botanists! My name is Carson. I live in Bath, Maine, not far from a wetland area. Much of the soil in the area is heavy with clay. I've been seeing a couple plants like this one in my neighborhood. This particular one is located on a roadside. I thought it might be some variety of packera, but I'm not very good at telling! Any help you could provide would be excellent.
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Dear cistulli, you have photographed Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellow-rocket), a non-native mustard that colonizes disturbed areas like fields, gardens, and roadsides. Best wishes.
