Rorippa

Summary

Rorippa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe through central Asia, Africa, and North America. Rorippa species are annual to perennial herbs, usually with yellow flowers and a peppery flavour. They are known commonly as yellowcresses.

Rorippa
Rorippa amphibia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Rorippa
Scop.
Species

75–85; see text

Rorippa formerly included several species of watercress, now placed in the genus Nasturtium. In particular, R. nasturtium-aquaticum (now N. officinale) and R. microphylla (now N. microphyllum) are often referred to as species of Rorippa.

There are about 75[1] to 85[2][3][4] species in the genus.

Species include:[1][5][6][7][8]

Rorippa sylvestris
  • Rorippa alpina (S.Wats.) Rydb. – alpine yellowcress
  • Rorippa amphibia (L.) Bess. – great yellowcress
  • Rorippa aquatica – lakecress
  • Rorippa austriaca (Crantz) Bess. – Austrian yellowcress, Austrian fieldgrass
  • Rorippa backeri (O.E. Schulz) B. Jonsell
  • Rorippa barbareifolia (DC.) Kitagawa – hoary yellowcress
  • Rorippa benghalensis
  • Rorippa calycina (Engel.) Rydb. – persistent-sepal yellowcress
  • Rorippa cantoniensis – Chinese yellowcress
  • Rorippa columbiae (Suksd. ex B.L.Rob.) Suksd. ex Howell – Columbian yellowcress, Columbia watercress
  • Rorippa crystallina – MacKenzie River yellowcress
  • Rorippa curvipes Greene – bluntleaf yellowcress
  • Rorippa curvisiliqua (Hook.) Besser ex Britton – curvepod yellowcress, western yellowcress
  • Rorippa divaricata[9]
  • Rorippa dubia
  • Rorippa elata
  • Rorippa globosa – globe yellowcress
  • Rorippa icarica Rech.f.
  • Rorippa indica Hiern. – variableleaf yellowcress
  • Rorippa intermedia – intermediate yellowcress
  • Rorippa islandica – northern yellowcress, northern marsh yellowcress
  • Rorippa laciniata[9]
  • Rorippa microtitis – Chihuahuan yellowcress
  • Rorippa palustris (L.) Bess. – common yellowcress, yellow watercress, marshcress
  • Rorippa portoricensis – Puerto Rico yellowcress
  • Rorippa ramosa – Durango yellowcress
  • Rorippa sarmentosa (G.Forst. ex DC) J.F.Macbr. – longrunner
  • Rorippa sessiliflora – stalkless yellowcress
  • Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) Hitchc. – spreading yellowcress, west yellowcress
  • Rorippa sphaerocarpa (A.Gray) Britton – roundfruit yellowcress
  • Rorippa subumbellata Rollins – Tahoe yellowcress, Lake Tahoe yellowcress
  • Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess. – creeping yellowcress, yellow fieldcress, keek
  • Rorippa tenerrima – Modoc yellowcress
  • Rorippa teres – southern marsh yellowcress

References edit

  1. ^ a b Rorippa. Flora of China.
  2. ^ Rorippa. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
  3. ^ Rorippa. Flora of North America.
  4. ^ Rorippa Scop. on Plants of the Word Online
  5. ^ GRIN Species Records of Rorippa. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
  6. ^ Rorippa. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  7. ^ Rorippa. USDA PLANTS.
  8. ^ Rorippa species list. Flora of North America.
  9. ^ a b De Lange, P.J.; Heenan, P.B.; Townsend, A.J. (2009). "Rorippa laciniata (Brassicaceae), a new addition to the flora of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 47 (2): 133–137. doi:10.1080/00288250909509800. S2CID 83609780.

External links edit

  • Brassicaceae: APG II. Missouri Botanical Garden.