Brassicaceae
Alpine yellowcress
Rorippa alpina
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Rorippa
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Rorippa alpinaBrassicaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Alpine yellowcress
Synonyms
- Nasturtium obtusum var. alpinum S.Watson
- Radicula alpina Greene
- Rorippa curvipes var. alpina (S.Watson) Stuckey
- Rorippa obtusa var. alpina Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.