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Rorippa

not marked as a favorite taxon Rorippa aquatica (Eaton) E.J. Palmer & Steyermark. Common name: Lake Cress. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Shallow water of swamps and lake and reservoir margins. Distribution: VT west to MN, south to s. GA, FL, and e. TX, widely scattered and probably dispersed by waterfowl.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: See Al-Shehbaz & Bates (1987) and Les, Anderson, & Cleland (1995) for additional information on this interesting plant. Apparently most closely related to Rorippa, and here included in that genus.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, FNA7, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Tn, Va; = Armoracia aquatica (Eaton) Wiegand — F, G, GW2; = Armoracia lacustris (A.Gray) Al-Shehbaz & V.M.Bates — C, Al-Shehbaz & Bates (1987), Al-Shehbaz (1988a), Rollins (1993); = Neobeckia aquatica (Eaton) Greene — Ar, Il, S, WH3, Les, Anderson, & Cleland (1995); = Roripa americana (A.Gray) Britton — S13; = Rorippa americana (A.Gray) Britton; Cochlearia armoracia Linnaeus var. aquatica A. Eaton. Basionym: Cochlearia armoracia L. var. aquatica Eaton 1822

Links to other floras: = Rorippa aquatica - FNA7

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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