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Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser

Marsh Yellow-Cress

Brassicaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Genus: Rorippa (Yellowcress)

Synonyms

Rorippa palustris
Nasturtium palustre
Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser
Sisymbrium amphibium var. palustre

Related species

Rorippa islandica (Gunnerus) Borbás - Northern Yellow-Cress
Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser - Marsh Yellow-Cress
Rorippa pyrenaica (All.) Rchb. - Pyrenean Yellowcress
Rorippa austriaca (Crantz) Besser - Austrian Yellow-Cress
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser - Creeping Yellow-Cress
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser - Great Yellow-Cress

Traits


    10–80 cm tall. flowers: light-yellow. petals: not longer than the sepals. fruits: siliques or silicles, elongate-ovoid, 5–14 mm long, at least 8‑seeded, cross-section rounded to edged, 2‑locular, seeds in each fruit-locule 2‑rowed; valves: without a distinct midvein;...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Rorippa palustris

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Rorippa palustris

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Rorippa palustris

Rorippa palustris

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

  • in moist to wet habitats

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