Brassicaceae
Austrian yellowcress
Rorippa austriaca
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Rorippa
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Austrian yellowcress
Synonyms
- Armoracia austriaca Wimm.
- Brachiolobos austriacus (Crantz) Schur
- Brachiolobos hybridus Schur
- Brachylobus austriacus (Crantz) Schur
- Camelina austriaca (Crantz) Pers.
- Cardamine austriaca (Crantz) Kuntze
- Chamaelinum austriacum (Crantz) Host
- Cochlearia altaica Schltdl. ex DC.
- Cochlearia armoracia Pall. ex DC.
- Cochlearia austriaca (Crantz) Ledeb.
- Cochlearia austriaca (Crantz) Vis.
- Cochlearia microcarpa DC.
- Crucifera roripa E.H.L.Krause
- Leiolobium austriacum (Crantz) Opiz
- Myagrum austriacum (Crantz) Jacq.
- Myagrum crantzii Vitman
- Nasturtium austriacum Crantz
- Nasturtium brachylobus Müll.Berol.
- Radicula austriaca (Crantz) Small
- Rorippa astylis f. repens (Resmerita) Soó
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.