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yellowcresses
Rorippa
Rorippa is a flowering plant genus in the mustard family, Brassicaceae, native to Europe through central Asia, Africa, and North America. Rorippa species are annual to perennial herbs, usually with yellow flowers and a peppery flavour. They are known commonly as yellowcresses.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Bog Yellowcress
speciesRorippa palustris

Creeping Yellowcress
speciesRorippa sylvestris

Amphibious Yellowcress
speciesRorippa amphibia

Diverse-leaf Yellowcress
speciesRorippa indica

austrian field-cress
speciesRorippa austriaca

curvepod yellowcress
speciesRorippa curvisiliqua

stalkless yellowcress
speciesRorippa sessiliflora

Creeping Yellowcress
speciesRorippa pyrenaica

Spreading Yellowcress
speciesRorippa sinuata

Rorippa dubia
speciesRorippa dubia

Lake-cress
speciesRorippa aquatica

Small-seed Yellowcress
speciesRorippa cantoniensis

Rorippa globosa
speciesRorippa globosa

Walthamstow yellow-cress
hybridRorippa × armoracioides

southern marsh yellowcress
speciesRorippa teres

Rorippa brachycarpa
speciesRorippa brachycarpa

Rocky Mountain Yellowcress
speciesRorippa curvipes

Hoary Yellowcress
speciesRorippa barbareifolia

Tahoe yellow cress
speciesRorippa subumbellata

Northern Yellow-cress
speciesRorippa islandica

hispid yellowcress
speciesRorippa hispida

Hybrid Yellow-cress
hybridRorippa × anceps

Rorippa laciniata
speciesRorippa laciniata

Rorippa gigantea
speciesRorippa gigantea

Rorippa nudiuscula
speciesRorippa nudiuscula

columbia yellow cress
speciesRorippa columbiae

forest bitter-cress
speciesRorippa dictyosperma

alpine yellowcress
speciesRorippa alpina

Slender Yellow-cress
speciesRorippa tenerrima

Rorippa nana
speciesRorippa nana

Rorippa pinnata
speciesRorippa pinnata

Rorippa fluviatilis
speciesRorippa fluviatilis

Rorippa mexicana
speciesRorippa mexicana

Rorippa divaricata
speciesRorippa divaricata

roundfruit yellowcress
speciesRorippa sphaerocarpa

Rorippa sarmentosa
speciesRorippa sarmentosa

Rorippa eustylis
speciesRorippa eustylis

Rorippa lippizensis
speciesRorippa lippizensis

Rorippa micrantha
speciesRorippa micrantha

Rorippa hilariana
speciesRorippa hilariana

Rorippa prolifera
speciesRorippa prolifera
Rorippa elata
speciesRorippa elata

Persistent-sepal Yellowcress
speciesRorippa calycina

Rorippa dietrichiana
speciesRorippa dietrichiana
Rorippa beckii
speciesRorippa beckii
Rorippa valdes-bermejoi
speciesRorippa valdes-bermejoi
Rorippa kerneri
speciesRorippa kerneri

Rorippa madagascariensis
speciesRorippa madagascariensis

Mackenzie River Yellowcress
speciesRorippa crystallina

Rorippa × hungarica
hybridRorippa × hungarica
Rorippa × astyla
hybridRorippa × astyla
Rorippa benghalensis
speciesRorippa benghalensis
Rorippa clandestina
speciesRorippa clandestina
Rorippa hayanica
speciesRorippa hayanica
Rorippa aurea
speciesRorippa aurea
Rorippa atlantica
speciesRorippa atlantica
Rorippa intermedia
speciesRorippa intermedia
Rorippa microtites
speciesRorippa microtites
Rorippa hengduanshanensis
speciesRorippa hengduanshanensis
Rorippa × erythrocaulis
hybridRorippa × erythrocaulis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54677.