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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Rorippa palustris ssp. palustris
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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Read more about Rorippa at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rorippa palustris ssp. palustris
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Rorippa palustris var. palustris
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-19-003:
Rorippa islandica
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Radicula palustris
COMMON NAME:
Bog Yellowcress, Marshcress
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Rorippa palustris ssp. palustris
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rorippa palustris ssp. palustris
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Rorippa palustris var. palustris
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-19-003:
Rorippa islandica
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Radicula palustris
3230
Forb
Biennial/Rarely perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: marshes, bogs, seeps, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow (mostly uniform in color)
Bisexual
4 sepals
4 petals
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Silicle
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