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Creeping yellow cress

Rorippa sylvestris

Family: Brassicaceae Genus: Rorippa Species: sylvestris

Synonyms: Brachiolobos brevistylus, Nasturtium × anceps subsp. stenocarpum, Sisymbrianthus sylvestris, Nasturtium sylvestre var. minor, Rorippa stenocarpa, Nasturtium brevistylon, Caroli-gmelina sylvestris, Rorippa silvestris, Nasturtium reichenbachii, Rorippa rivularis, Radicula sylvestris, Rorippa reichenbachii, Rorippa sylvestris var. stenocarpa, Nasturtium sylvestre var. incisum, Nasturtium sylvestre var. rivulare, Sisymrella sylvestris, Rorippa sylvestris f. olgae, Nasturtium sylvestre subsp. stenocarpum, Sisymbrium vulgare, Nasturtium sylvestre var. brevistylum, Brachiolobos sylvestris, Crucifera sylvestris, Nasturtium mucronulatum, Nasturtium sylvestre var. dentatum, Nasturtium morisonii, Nasturtium hyi, Cardamine sylvestris, Rorippa uliginosa, Nasturtium erythrospermum, Nasturtium astyloides, Sisymbrium nasturtiifolium, Rorippa morisonii, Nasturtium stenocarpum, Radicula pinnata, Nasturtium sylvestre, Rorippa liaotungensis, Nasturtium rivulare, Nasturtium riparium

Creeping yellow cress (en)
Rorippa sylvestris — flower
Rorippa sylvestris — flower

Botanical Description

Flower: Color: yellow; Conspicuous

Foliage: Color: green; Texture: medium

Fruit/Seed: Color: brown

Native Region: Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID
105934

Important Disclaimer

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