Brassicaceae

Hoary yellowcress

Rorippa barbareifolia (DC.) Kitag.

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Rorippa

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Hoary yellowcress (Rorippa barbareifolia) — Photo: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 山芥叶蔊菜
English: Hoary yellowcress

Synonyms

Brachiolobos barbaraefolius Desv.
Camelina barbareifolia DC.
Camelina barbarifolia DC.
Nasturtium barbareifolium (DC.) B.Fedtsch.
Radicula barbareifolia (DC.) W.Wight ex P.S.Smith
Rorippa barbareaefolia (DC.) A.E.Porsild
Rorippa hispida var. barbareifolia (DC.) Hultén
Rorippa islandica var. barbaraefolia (DC.) S.L.Welsh
Tetrapoma barbareaefolium Turcz.
Tetrapoma barbareifolium Turcz.
Tetrapoma kruhsianum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Tetrapoma pyriforme Seem.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native

Photos

Photo: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.