Rorippa curvisiliqua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Rorippa |
Species: | R. curvisiliqua
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Binomial name | |
Rorippa curvisiliqua |
Rorippa curvisiliqua is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name curvepod yellowcress. [1]
It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Wyoming. [2] It is also native to the northwest part of Mexico. [2] It can be found in various types of moist and wet habitat, including lakeshores and riverbanks, meadows, roadsides, and mudflats. [3]
Rorippa curvisiliqua is an annual or biennial herb which can be quite variable in appearance. It produces prostrate to erect stems up to half a meter long. The leaves are up to 7 centimeters long and have blades which may be smooth-edged or divided into lobes of varying shapes.
The inflorescence is an elongated raceme occupying the top portion of the stem containing many tiny yellow flowers just a few millimeters long.
The fruit is a silique which is variable in size and shape but generally contains many minute seeds.
This species has been divided into a number of varieties, but some authorities doubt that this division is valid or useful. [3]
Rorippa curvisiliqua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Rorippa |
Species: | R. curvisiliqua
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Binomial name | |
Rorippa curvisiliqua |
Rorippa curvisiliqua is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name curvepod yellowcress. [1]
It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Wyoming. [2] It is also native to the northwest part of Mexico. [2] It can be found in various types of moist and wet habitat, including lakeshores and riverbanks, meadows, roadsides, and mudflats. [3]
Rorippa curvisiliqua is an annual or biennial herb which can be quite variable in appearance. It produces prostrate to erect stems up to half a meter long. The leaves are up to 7 centimeters long and have blades which may be smooth-edged or divided into lobes of varying shapes.
The inflorescence is an elongated raceme occupying the top portion of the stem containing many tiny yellow flowers just a few millimeters long.
The fruit is a silique which is variable in size and shape but generally contains many minute seeds.
This species has been divided into a number of varieties, but some authorities doubt that this division is valid or useful. [3]