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Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser is a plant in the Brassicaceae family, order Brassicales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser (Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser)
Plantae

Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

Rorippa sylvestris, common names creeping yellowcress, keek, or yellow fieldcress, is an invasive plant in the US that arrived from Europe before 1818.

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Family
Genus
Rorippa
Order
Brassicales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

Nomenclature

Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser, commonly known as creeping yellowcress, keek, or yellow fieldcress, has the scientific synonym Radicula sylvestris (L.) Druce.

Invasive Classification

It is classified as an invasive plant species in the United States.

Introduction and Spread History

It is thought to have arrived in North America from Europe via ballast water before 1818, and spread across the continent through contaminated nursery seed stock.

Photo: (c) Aleksandr Ebel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Aleksandr Ebel · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae Rorippa

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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