AUSTIN, Texas — You've probably seen it: a collection of small, bright yellow flowers that could be mistaken as one of our beloved Texas wildflowers. But actually, bastard cabbage poses a threat to ...

There's a war raging in Texas this spring — between wildflowers and bastard cabbage. Officials say bastard cabbage, also known by its proper name, rapistrum rugosum, poses a threat to the livelihood ...

"It turns out that the good weather conditions that give us good wildflower seasons also favor the bastard cabbage," said Damon Waitt, senior director and botanist at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower ...

At first I was charmed by the friendly white microflowers popping up in my backyard. And front yard. And sprouting along the sides of my house. If spotted only in passing, the delicate blooms could ...

"We had just the right amount of rain for it to come up," Larry Stein, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension horticulture specialist, told Chron. "It's very prolific and makes a lot of seed. It's become ...

DALLAS -- With its thick outcropping of leafy green branches topped with small yellow flowers, an invasive weed commonly called bastard cabbage is blotting out large swaths of wildflowers, including ...