Rorippa curvipes E.L. Greene. Common name: Bluntleaf Yellowcress. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Wet meadows, shores of ponds and streams Distribution: ON, MI, and BC south to s. IL, c. MO, TX, NM, AZ, and CA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Considered extirpated from IL, where last seen in the late 1800's from Jackson, St. Clair, and Menard counties (P. Marcum; pers. comm., 2022).
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA7, Il, K4, Mi; = n/a — C; = Rorippa obtusa (Nutt.) Britton var. integra (Rydb.) Vict. — F; < Roripa obtusa (Nutt.) Britton — S13; > Rorippa curvipes Greene — GrPl; > Rorippa truncata (Jeps.) Stuckey — GrPl. Basionym: Rorippa curvipes Greene 1896
Links to other floras: = Rorippa curvipes - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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