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Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser
creeping yellowcress

       
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Photo of Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

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Synonyms:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

  RASY Radicula sylvestris (L.) Druce
 

Distribution:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 28 species in Rorippa
 

Classification:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Capparales
Family Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus Rorippa Scop. – yellowcress
Species Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser – creeping yellowcress
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

California:
creeping yellow field cress              Q list (temporary "A" list noxious weed, pending final determination )
North Carolina:
yellow fieldcress              Class B noxious weed
Oregon:
creeping yellow cress              "B" designated weed
creeping yellow cress              Quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

keek
yellow fieldcress

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW OBL OBL FACW+ OBL NO OBL NO OBL NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23017.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

North Carolina Agriculture and Consumer Services: Weed Regulatory Services

 
 
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