Rorippa palustris ssp. palustris Calflora

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Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser ssp. palustris

Bog yellowcress

2017 Ron Vanderhoff

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2023 R.A. Chasey

2009 Neal Kramer

Rorippa palustris ssp. palustris is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California.


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Parent:	Rorippa palustris
Genus:	Rorippa
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Radicula palustris
PLANTS	Rorippa islandica var. microcarpa
JEF	Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana
JEF	Rorippa palustris ssp. occidentalis
JEF	Rorippa palustris var. fernaldiana
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Information about Rorippa palustris ssp. palustris from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ROPAP) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/17/2025).