Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Rorippa > Rorippa islandicaRorippa islandica (northern marsh yellowcress)Synonyms: Nasturtium islandicum (homotypic); Nasturtium montanum; Nasturtium palustre var. microcarpum; Nasturtium sylvestre (heterotypic); Nasturtium terrestre; Radicula islandica; Rorippa islandica f. islandica; Rorippa islandica var. islandica; Rorippa islandica var. microcarpa; Rorippa terrestis; Rorippa terrestris; Rorripa islandica; Sisymbrium islandicum (homotypic); Sisymbrium terrestre Rorippa is a flowering plant genus in the mustard 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. 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 to 85 species in the genus. Species include: |
| Height [1] | 12 inches (.3 m) |  | | Lifespan [1] | Annual | | Structure [3] | Herb | | | Light Preference [2] | Mostly Sunny | | Soil Acidity [2] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [2] | Intermediate | | Soil Moisture [2] | Damp |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Baikalskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
Ia |
458883 |
Russia |
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Bluestone National Scenic River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
3517 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
19586 |
Maryland, District of Columbia, United States |
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
591068 |
Alaska, United States |
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park |
VI |
715 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Humber Estuary |
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90582 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Katmai National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
421782 |
Alaska, United States |
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Kedrovaya Pad Zapovednik |
Ia |
44224 |
Primorsky Krai , Russia |
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Kobuk Valley National Park |
Ib |
1576553 |
Alaska, United States |
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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
386679 |
Alaska, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Mount Mitchell State Park |
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North Carolina, United States |
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National Capital Region - East National Park |
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District of Columbia, United States |
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New River Gorge National River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
55591 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Palava Protected Landscape Area |
V |
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Czech Republic |
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Rahasane Turlough SPA |
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547 |
Ireland |
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Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve |
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277252 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Tsentral'no-Lesnoy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
62630 |
Russia |
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Woodland Caribou Provincial Wilderness Park Provincial Park |
II |
1072124 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats, M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & D. B. Roy, Biological Records Centre, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2004) ♦ 2ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999) ♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. ♦ 5Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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