Rorippa palustris |
Rorippa dubia |
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hispid yellowcress, marsh yellowcress |
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Habit | Annual or biennial herbs, glabrous to stiff-hairy, the stems simple to freely-branched, erect, 3-10 dm. tall. | |
Leaves | Leaves alternate, ovate-oblong to oblong-obovate, up to 17 cm. long, all pinnatifid or the upper merely toothed, slightly auriculate. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence of bractless racemes; pedicles 4-12 mm. long, equaling the fruits; sepals 4, about 1.5 mm. long, not saccate at the base, falling off shortly after flowering; petals 4, light yellow, about 1 mm. long; stamens 6; style 0.5-1 mm. long. |
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Fruits | Siliques ovate to oblong, spreading to ascending, mostly straight, 3-8 mm. long and 2-3 mm. broad; seeds in 2 series. |
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Rorippa palustris |
Rorippa dubia |
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Flowering time | June-October | |
Habitat | Marshes, shorelines, and other wet areas. | |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast; circumboreal.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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