PLANTS Profile for Rorippa sinuata (spreading yellowcress)

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Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc.
spreading yellowcress

Symbol:

ROSI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Brassicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc.

Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc.

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Synonyms:
Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc.

	NASI	Nasturtium sinuatum Nutt.
	RASI	Radicula sinuata (Nutt.) Greene

Distribution:
Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MD, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, ON, SK)

Related Taxa:
Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 28 species in Rorippa

Classification:
Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc.

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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 sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc. – spreading yellowcress

U.S. Weed Information:
Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc.

spreading yellowcress

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.

NE&GP

Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc.

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

FAC+,FACW

FACW

FACW-

FACW

FAC+

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23014.

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

Time Generated: 09/23/2008 05:13 PM MDT