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austrian field-cress
Rorippa austriaca
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Warty-cabbageBunias orientalis
Creeping YellowcressRorippa sylvestris
bitter wintercressBarbarea vulgaris
False London-rocketSisymbrium loeselii
Amphibious YellowcressRorippa amphibia
creeping thistleCirsium arvense
wormseed wallflowerErysimum cheiranthoides
HorseradishArmoracia rusticana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 7,598 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 7,306 |
| Russia | 566 |
| Ukraine | 144 |
| Moscow | 137 |
| Moscow Oblast | 78 |
| Czechia | 74 |
| Germany | 65 |
| Krasnodar Krai | 62 |
| California | 56 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Crop wild relativeListed as a crop wild relative or crop gene source by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mustards, Capers, and Allies · Brassicales |
| Family | mustard family · Brassicaceae |
| Genus | yellowcresses · Rorippa |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise austrian field-cress with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.