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Rorippa curvisiliqua
Rorippa curvisiliqua (Hook.) Besser ex Britton
Curve-pod Yellowcress, Curvepod Yellowcress, Western Yellow Cress, Western Yellowcress
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ROCU
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , BiennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silicle , Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , WA , WYCanada: BC , YT
Native Habitat: Shores of lakes, ponds and reservoirs, edges of pools and sloughs, swales, marshy grounds, mud flats, streamsides, sandy banks, wet roadsides, meadows, seepage areas.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Rorippa curvisiliqua in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Rorippa curvisiliqua in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rorippa curvisiliqua
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-27Research By: CBR