Rorippa palustris
(L.) Besser
Marsh watercress
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
Young leaves, stems, and seedlings can be eaten raw in salads or cooked, making a good substitute for watercress.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in marshlands, pastures, meadows, roadsides, shores of lakes and ponds, streamsides, thickets, grasslands; near sea level to 4000 m in China. In Papua New Guinea it grows from 2000 to 2700 m altitude. In Argentina it grows between 100-1,600 m above sea level. It is more common in ditches and near swamps and creeks. Tasmania Herbarium. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Afghanistan, Alaska, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Canada, Central Asia, Chile, China, Denmark, Europe, Guianas, Himalayas, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Luxembourg, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, North America, Northeastern India, Norway, Pacific, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Russia, Scandinavia, Sikkim, South America, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tasmania, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, South America, USA, Tibet,
How to Identify
A cabbage family herb. It is a small cress plant. It can grow from seed each year or or take 2 years to complete its life cycle. It is a herb up to 1 m high. The leaves are crinkled and have deep lobes. The flowers are yellow. The pods are short and less than 1 cm.
How to Grow
It is mostly self sown from seed. Seed can be sown onto waterlogged and nurtient-rich soil.
Propagation: Seed — no specific information is available for this species, but sowing in situ is suggested, either as soon as the seed is ripe in late summer or in early spring.
Medicinal Uses
The leaves are antiscorbutic.
Other Uses
None known.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Rorippa palustris, marsh yellow-cress, bog yellow-cress or common yellow-cress, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is widespread and native to parts of Africa, and much of Asia, Europe and Eurasia, North America and the Caribbean. It can also be found in other parts of the world as an introduced species and a common weed, for example, in Australia and South America. It is an adaptable plant which grows in many types of damp, wet, and aquatic habitat. It may be an annual, biennial, or perennial plant, and is variable in appearance as well.
Production
Leaves are available all year round.
Other Information
A self sown plant in high altitude areas of Papua New Guinea and used as a minor edible green.
Notes
There are about 70 Rorippa species.
Names & Synonyms
Bronnkarse, Poniu, Yellow cress, Yellow marsh grass, Zhao sheng han cai
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