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Yellowcresses (Rorippa)
A genus of flowering annual and perennial herbs, yellowcresses vary in size, configuration and longevity, but all members possess yellow flowers. This genus has members that are grown in wet gardens or even as aquarium plants. At least one species is considered a noxious weed in the United States for its hardiness and the incredible speed of its growth. 
Lifespan
Annual
Key Facts About Yellowcresses
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Attributes of Yellowcresses
Leaf type
Semi-evergreen
Scientific Classification of Yellowcresses
Distribution of Yellowcresses
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Distribution Map of Yellowcresses
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Yellowcresses
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Yellowcresses is a robust, moisture-loving genus, thriving in wet, well-drained soils and tolerating partial to full sun exposure. Basic care includes consistent watering, maintaining moderate temperatures, and safeguarding from severe heat or frost formations. Common challenges include garden pests and diseases, most notably aphids and leaf spot. Seasonally, special attention towards protection from extreme temperatures, and possible dormancy during colder seasons, may be needed. With proper guidance and consistent care, yellowcresses can flourish exuberantly.
How to Water Yellowcresses?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Yellowcresses?
How to Plant Yellowcresses?
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8 most common species：
Creeping yellowcress
Creeping yellowcress, or Rorippa sylvestris, is a member of the mustard family. However, this yellow-flowered plant is an invasive weed that is often found in fields and plant nurseries. Once established in yards or lawns it is difficult to eradicate.
Variableleaf yellowcress
Plant height is 20 to 50 cm. The leaves are oblong and jagged and the stem is dark green and reddish. The flowers are planted from the roots and a yellow four-valve cruciform flower is attached to the whole from spring to summer. The fruit is a long-horned fruit with a length of about 2 cm and bends in a bow shape.
Bog yellowcress
Bog yellowcress (Rorippa palustris) is a water-loving plant. It has the Latin name palustris, meaning "of the marsh," in recognition of its preferred habitat. This plant can be distinguished from the otherwise similar species Rorippa hispida by its hairless leaves and stems. You can spot the plant's small, yellow flowers in marshy habitats worldwide.
Great yellowcress
Great yellowcress is a flowering plant that attracts a wide variety of pollinators resulting in pollination syndrome, creating an array of hybrids. It grows in Finland, often in areas with wastewater such as drainage ditches. The plant is often used in aquariums for its love of filthy, muddy water.
Austrian yellow cress
Austrian yellow cress (Rorippa austriaca) is a flowering plant that reaches nearly 1 m high. It is native to Europe and Asia, but has been imported to North America where it has become a noxious weed. Austrian yellow cress commonly reproduces clonally and can send out extensive root networks.
Globe yellowcress
Globe yellowcress is a distinctive flowering plant that typically thrives in moist, riparian environments. Its globular, compound flower clusters set it apart, blooming from spring to early summer. The deeply lobed leaves and erect stems of globe yellowcress can reach varying heights, adapting to the water availability. The plant's growth habit reflects its adaptation to fluctuating water levels, establishing a resilient presence in its native habitat.
Chinese yellowcress
Chinese yellowcress is a resilient aquatic herb found in wetlands and along stream banks. It flourishes in damp soils, often forming a lush greenery with its lobed leaves and small, yellow flowers. The blossoms, clustered atop slender stems, are a telltale sign, with four petals that invite pollinators. Chinese yellowcress's adaptability to moist environments demonstrates its role in stabilizing the delicate ecosystems it inhabits.
Diverse-leaf yellow cress
Diverse-leaf yellow cress is a hardy perennial herb thriving in wet, marshy environments. Its distinctively small, yellow flowers, and pinnately lobed leaves, are often a visual cue to its presence. Adapted to its soggy habitat, diverse-leaf yellow cress possesses a robust root system and stem structures that enable it to withstand flooding and strong water currents, flourishing where other plants might not.
All Species of Yellowcresses
Creeping yellowcress
Creeping yellowcress
Creeping yellowcress, or Rorippa sylvestris, is a member of the mustard family. However, this yellow-flowered plant is an invasive weed that is often found in fields and plant nurseries. Once established in yards or lawns it is difficult to eradicate.
Variableleaf yellowcress
Variableleaf yellowcress
Plant height is 20 to 50 cm. The leaves are oblong and jagged and the stem is dark green and reddish. The flowers are planted from the roots and a yellow four-valve cruciform flower is attached to the whole from spring to summer. The fruit is a long-horned fruit with a length of about 2 cm and bends in a bow shape.
Bog yellowcress
Bog yellowcress
Bog yellowcress (Rorippa palustris) is a water-loving plant. It has the Latin name palustris, meaning "of the marsh," in recognition of its preferred habitat. This plant can be distinguished from the otherwise similar species Rorippa hispida by its hairless leaves and stems. You can spot the plant's small, yellow flowers in marshy habitats worldwide.
Great yellowcress
Great yellowcress
Great yellowcress is a flowering plant that attracts a wide variety of pollinators resulting in pollination syndrome, creating an array of hybrids. It grows in Finland, often in areas with wastewater such as drainage ditches. The plant is often used in aquariums for its love of filthy, muddy water.
Austrian yellow cress
Austrian yellow cress
Austrian yellow cress (Rorippa austriaca) is a flowering plant that reaches nearly 1 m high. It is native to Europe and Asia, but has been imported to North America where it has become a noxious weed. Austrian yellow cress commonly reproduces clonally and can send out extensive root networks.
Globe yellowcress
Globe yellowcress
Globe yellowcress is a distinctive flowering plant that typically thrives in moist, riparian environments. Its globular, compound flower clusters set it apart, blooming from spring to early summer. The deeply lobed leaves and erect stems of globe yellowcress can reach varying heights, adapting to the water availability. The plant's growth habit reflects its adaptation to fluctuating water levels, establishing a resilient presence in its native habitat.
Chinese yellowcress
Chinese yellowcress
Chinese yellowcress is a resilient aquatic herb found in wetlands and along stream banks. It flourishes in damp soils, often forming a lush greenery with its lobed leaves and small, yellow flowers. The blossoms, clustered atop slender stems, are a telltale sign, with four petals that invite pollinators. Chinese yellowcress's adaptability to moist environments demonstrates its role in stabilizing the delicate ecosystems it inhabits.
Diverse-leaf yellow cress
Diverse-leaf yellow cress
Diverse-leaf yellow cress is a hardy perennial herb thriving in wet, marshy environments. Its distinctively small, yellow flowers, and pinnately lobed leaves, are often a visual cue to its presence. Adapted to its soggy habitat, diverse-leaf yellow cress possesses a robust root system and stem structures that enable it to withstand flooding and strong water currents, flourishing where other plants might not.
Curve-pod yellowcress
Curve-pod yellowcress
Curve-pod yellowcress features wavy, elongated seedpods distinctively arching away from its slender stems. Its small yellow flowers blossom throughout spring and summer, thriving in moist, often semi-aquatic environments. Fleshy, serrated leaves indicate its resilience and adaptability to varied water levels, making curve-pod yellowcress a steadfast presence along streams and wetlands.
Rorippa divaricata
Rorippa divaricata
Rorippa divaricata is characterized by its sprawling habit and clusters of tiny, yellow flowers atop branched stems. This hardy perennial thrives in moist environments, often taking root along streambanks where its feathery leaves can catch and filter sunlight. The plant's divided petals and elongated fruits are distinctive, enabling it to disperse seeds efficiently in its watery habitat.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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Key Facts
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Yellowcresses
Rorippa
A genus of flowering annual and perennial herbs, yellowcresses vary in size, configuration and longevity, but all members possess yellow flowers. This genus has members that are grown in wet gardens or even as aquarium plants. At least one species is considered a noxious weed in the United States for its hardiness and the incredible speed of its growth.
Lifespan
Annual
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Key Facts About Yellowcresses
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Attributes of Yellowcresses
Leaf type
Semi-evergreen
Scientific Classification of Yellowcresses
Distribution of Yellowcresses
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Distribution Map of Yellowcresses
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Yellowcresses
Feedback
Yellowcresses is a robust, moisture-loving genus, thriving in wet, well-drained soils and tolerating partial to full sun exposure. Basic care includes consistent watering, maintaining moderate temperatures, and safeguarding from severe heat or frost formations. Common challenges include garden pests and diseases, most notably aphids and leaf spot. Seasonally, special attention towards protection from extreme temperatures, and possible dormancy during colder seasons, may be needed. With proper guidance and consistent care, yellowcresses can flourish exuberantly.
How to Water Yellowcresses?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Yellowcresses?
How to Plant Yellowcresses?
Exploring the Yellowcresses Plants
Feedback
8 most common species：
Creeping yellowcress
Creeping yellowcress, or Rorippa sylvestris, is a member of the mustard family. However, this yellow-flowered plant is an invasive weed that is often found in fields and plant nurseries. Once established in yards or lawns it is difficult to eradicate.
Variableleaf yellowcress
Plant height is 20 to 50 cm. The leaves are oblong and jagged and the stem is dark green and reddish. The flowers are planted from the roots and a yellow four-valve cruciform flower is attached to the whole from spring to summer. The fruit is a long-horned fruit with a length of about 2 cm and bends in a bow shape.
Bog yellowcress
Bog yellowcress (Rorippa palustris) is a water-loving plant. It has the Latin name palustris, meaning "of the marsh," in recognition of its preferred habitat. This plant can be distinguished from the otherwise similar species Rorippa hispida by its hairless leaves and stems. You can spot the plant's small, yellow flowers in marshy habitats worldwide.
Great yellowcress
Great yellowcress is a flowering plant that attracts a wide variety of pollinators resulting in pollination syndrome, creating an array of hybrids. It grows in Finland, often in areas with wastewater such as drainage ditches. The plant is often used in aquariums for its love of filthy, muddy water.
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All Species of Yellowcresses
More Popular Genus
Feedback
Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
Your Ultimate Guide to Plants
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17,000 local species +400,000 global species studied
Nearly 5 years of research
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