Rorippa sylvestris




Family Brassicaceae
Scientific name Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser
Synonyms Nasturtium sylvestre (L.) R. Brown; Rorippa liaotungensis X. D. Cui & Y. L. Chang; Sisymbrium silvestre L.
Common name (Japanese common name) kireha-inu-garasi (キレハイヌナズナ, 切葉犬薺 [meaning: cut leaves inu-garashi (inu-garashi = Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern)])
(English common name) creeping yellow cress, creeping yellow field cress, yellow field cress
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) [native] Caucasus, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Europe
Habitat Roadside, field
Chromosomal number 2n=32, 40, 48
Description Plants electing 10-60cm tall. Leaves leaflets 5-15cm long. Flowers yellow 4 petals each ca. 4mm long, flowering in April to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser
Rorippa sylvestris (Linnaeus) Besser
Reporter system for plants (WIPO Patent WO/2003/100068)
Method of producing and screening antibodies produced in transgenic plants (WIPO Patent WO/2004/027071)
Note Naturalized plants (first reported in 1963).



July 2008
at Alpine Botanical Garden
in Yuzawa Highland
July 2008
at Alpine Botanical Garden
in Yuzawa Highland
July 2008
at Alpine Botanical Garden
in Yuzawa Highland



July 2008
at Alpine Botanical Garden
in Yuzawa Highland