Rorippa columbiae Calflora

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Taxon Report

Rorippa columbiae (S. Watson) Howell

Columbia yellow cress, Columbian yellowcress

2021 Donald Burk

2005 Dean Wm. Taylor

2021 Donald Burk

2013 Justy Leppert

2011 Anthony Baniaga

Rorippa columbiae is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~29 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Rorippa
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: meadows, playas

Communities: Alkali Sink, Northern Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Nasturtium sinuatum var. columbiae
JEF + PLANTS	Rorippa calycina var. columbiae

Information about Rorippa columbiae from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ROCO3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2024).