Rorippa curvisiliqua
(Hook.) Bessey ex Britton
BrassicaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A herbaceous plant in the Brassicaceae family found in temperate regions.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Rorippa curvisiliqua is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name curvepod yellowcress. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Wyoming. It is also native to the northwest part of Mexico. It can be found in various types of moist and wet habitat, including lakeshores and riverbanks, meadows, roadsides, and mudflats.
Names & Synonyms
Nasturtium curvisiliqua (Hook.) Nutt.Nasturtium lyratum Nutt.Nasturtium occidentale GreeneNasturtium polymorphum Nutt.Rorippa curvisiliqua var. curvisiliquaRorippa curvisiliqua var. lyrata (Nutt.) C. L. Hitchc.Rorippa curvisiliqua var. occidentalis (Greene) StuckeyRorippa curvisiliqua var. orientalis StuckeyRorippa curvisiliqua var. procumbens StuckeyRorippa curvisiliqua var. spatulata StuckeyRorippa lyrata (Nutt.) GreeneRorippa multicaulis GreeneRorippa nuttallii (S. Watson) Rydb.Rorippa occidentalis (Greene) GreeneRorippa polymorpha (Nutt.) HowellSisymbrium curvisiliqua Hook.
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 481
