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.
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| Rorippa amphibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Rorippa Scop. |
| Species | |
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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 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- ^ a b Rorippa. Flora of China.
- ^ Rorippa. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
- ^ Rorippa. Flora of North America.
- ^ Rorippa Scop. on Plants of the Word Online
- ^ GRIN Species Records of Rorippa. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
- ^ Rorippa. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Rorippa. USDA PLANTS.
- ^ Rorippa species list. Flora of North America.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2009NZJB...47..133D. doi:10.1080/00288250909509800. S2CID 83609780.
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