PLANTS Profile for Rorippa amphibia (great yellowcress)

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Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser
great yellowcress

Symbol:

ROAM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Brassicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

More Information:

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Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

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Synonyms:
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

	NAAM2	Nasturtium amphibium (L.) W.T. Aiton
	SIAM5	Sisymbrium amphibium L.

Distribution:
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, MA, ME), CAN (QC)

Related Taxa:
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 28 species in Rorippa

Classification:
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

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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 amphibia (L.) Besser – great yellowcress

Noxious Weed Information:
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

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, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Massachusetts:
water yellowcress, great yellowcress		Prohibited

Introduced Information:
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22994.

Time Generated: 11/24/2009 12:41 AM MST