PLANTS Profile for Rorippa sylvestris (creeping yellowcress)

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Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.
creeping yellowcress


Symbol:		ROSY
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Brassicaceae
Growth Habit:		Forb/herb
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln, NE. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

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Plant Synonyms:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

RASY

Radicula sylvestris (L.) Druce

Plant Distribution by State:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

State Distributional Map for Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

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Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess. occures in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia

Related Taxa:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 27 species in Rorippa

Classification:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae –
Order	Capparales –
Family	Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus	Rorippa Scop. – yellowcress
Species	Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess. – creeping yellowcress

Noxious Weed Information:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.

California:
creeping yellow field cress		Q list (temporary "A" list noxious weed, pending final determination )
North Carolina:
yellow fieldcress		Class B noxious weed
Oregon:
creeping yellow cress		"B" designated weed
creeping yellow cress		Quarantine

Invasive Information:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

keek
yellow fieldcress

This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Introduced Information:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23017.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and distribution from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

Related Web Sites:
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.

North Carolina Agriculture and Consumer Services: Weed Regulatory Services