The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
Genus:
Rorippa Scop. Scop.
Genus Common Name:
Yellow cress
Species:
Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser
Species Note:
Incl. ssp. fernaldiana (Butters & Abbe) Jonsell; ssp. glabra (Schulz) R. Stuckey; ssp. hispida (Desv.) Jonsell
Synonym(s):

Rorippa islandica (Oeder) Borbas var. fernaldiana Butters & Abbe

Rorippa islandica (Oeder) Borbas var. hispida (Desv.) Butters & Abbe

Species Common Name:
Marsh cress
Habitat:
Shallow water; shores
Abundance and Distribution:
Infrequent to common throughout
Origin:
Native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e4528