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Brassicaceae

Curvepod yellowcress

Rorippa curvisiliqua (Hook.) Bessey ex Britton

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Rorippa

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Curvepod yellowcress: Rorippa curvisiliqua in vicinity of Chilouquin in Oregon, USA
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Curvepod yellowcress

Synonyms

  • Nasturtium curvisiliqua (Hook.) Nutt.
  • Nasturtium curvisiliqua var. lyrata (Nutt.) S.Watson
  • Nasturtium curvisiliqua var. lyratum (Nutt.) S.Watson
  • Nasturtium curvisiliqua var. nuttallii S.Watson
  • Nasturtium lyratum Nutt.
  • Nasturtium occidentale Greene
  • Nasturtium polymorphum Nutt.
  • Radicula curvisiliqua (Hook.) Greene
  • Radicula lyrata (Nutt.) Greene
  • Radicula multicaulis Greene
  • Radicula nuttallii Greene
  • Radicula occidentalis Greene
  • Radicula pectinata (A.Nelson) A.Heller
  • Radicula polymorpha (Nutt.) Greene
  • Rorippa curvisiliqua var. curvisiliqua Bessey ex Britton
  • Rorippa curvisiliqua var. lyrata (Nutt.) Stuckey
  • Rorippa curvisiliqua var. nuttallii (S.Watson) Stuckey
  • Rorippa curvisiliqua var. occidentalis (Greene) Stuckey
  • Rorippa curvisiliqua var. orientalis Stuckey
  • Rorippa curvisiliqua var. procumbens Stuckey
  • Rorippa curvisiliqua var. spatulata Stuckey
  • Rorippa lyrata (Nutt.) Greene
  • Rorippa multicaulis Greene
  • Rorippa nuttallii Rydb.
  • Rorippa occidentalis Greene
  • Rorippa pectinata A.Nelson
  • Rorippa polymorpha (Nutt.) Howell
  • Sisymbrium curvisiliqua Hook.

Flowers

Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.