Rorippa aquatica | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Rorippa |
Species: | R. aquatica
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Rorippa aquatica | |
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Rorippa aquatica (syns. Neobeckia aquatica and Armoracia lacustris), the lakecress or lake cress, is a species of freshwater aquatic flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. [2] It is found in eastern and central North America, generally in the Great Lakes and Mississippi watersheds. [1] A submerged perennial, it has emergent flowering branches. [3] It is typically found in slow-moving water, such as oxbow lakes. It is used as a foreground aquarium plant, as it is undemanding and very slow-growing. [4]
Water cabbage ... found in trade under its former name Armoracia aquatica
Rorippa aquatica | |
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Botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Rorippa |
Species: | R. aquatica
|
Binomial name | |
Rorippa aquatica | |
Synonyms [1] | |
List
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Rorippa aquatica (syns. Neobeckia aquatica and Armoracia lacustris), the lakecress or lake cress, is a species of freshwater aquatic flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. [2] It is found in eastern and central North America, generally in the Great Lakes and Mississippi watersheds. [1] A submerged perennial, it has emergent flowering branches. [3] It is typically found in slow-moving water, such as oxbow lakes. It is used as a foreground aquarium plant, as it is undemanding and very slow-growing. [4]
Water cabbage ... found in trade under its former name Armoracia aquatica