Rorippa sylvestris

(L.) Besser

Creeping yellowcress

Brassicaceae Edible: Leaves Potential hazards — see below 8,810 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Rorippa sylvestris (the creeping yellowcress, keek, or yellow fieldcress; syn. Radicula sylvestris (L.) Druce ) is an invasive species 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.

Description

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has rhizomes or underground stems and forms stands. It grows 20-50 cm high. The leaves are alternate. The leaves have leaflets or lobes along the stalk. There are 4-7 pairs of lobes. They have teeth along the edge. The flowers are yellow and 1 cm across. The fruit is a narrow slightly curved pod with many seeds.

Edible Uses

The young shoots are cooked and eaten; leaves are the primary edible portion.

Traditional Uses

The young shoots are cooked and eaten.

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Known Hazards

Can be invasive.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows below 600 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Argentina, Australia, Balkans, Bosnia, Central Asia, Chile, China, Europe, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mediterranean, North America, Norway, Russia, Scandinavia, Sicily, South America, Tajikistan, Tasmania, USA, Uzbekistan,

Notes

It can be invasive.

Synonyms

Radicula sylvestris (L.) Druce

Also Known As

Repnica, Veikarse

References (6)

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Pasta, S., et al, 2020, An Updated Checklist of the Sicilian Native Edible Plants: Preserving the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Century-Old Agro-Pastoral Landscapes. Frontiers in Plant Science. Volume 11|Article 388
Redzic, S. J., 2006, Wild Edible Plants and their Traditional Use in the Human Nutrition in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 45:189-232

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Redzic, S., 2010, Use of Wild and Semi-Wild Edible Plants in Nutrition and Survival of People in 1430 Days of Siege of Sarajevo during the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1995). Coll. Antropol 34 (2010) 2:551-570