Rorippa sylvestris explained

Rorippa sylvestris (the creeping yellowcress,[1] keek, or yellow fieldcress; syn. Radicula sylvestris (L.) Druce [2]) is an invasive species[3] of plant in the United States, likely entering from Europe before 1818 from ballast water and spreading throughout North America through contaminated nursery seed stock.

Notes and References

  1. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ROSY Rorippa sylvestris
  2. http://www.herbarium.lsu.edu/factsheetfusion/Rorippa_sylvestris_(L.)_Besser.htm Rorippa sylvestris
  3. http://www.invasive.org/browse/subject.cfm?sub=6330 Rorippa sylvestris