Rorippa dictyosperma (Hook.) L.A.S.Johnson

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Rorippa

Characteristics

Perennial herb 30–90 cm tall, decumbent at base, branched and erect above. Leaves petiolate; basal leaves pinnate, to 20 cm long, with large terminal lobe, the lateral segments few, ovate or oblong, entire or dentate; cauline leaves reducing to lanceolate, entire. Sepals 2.5–5 mm long. Petals 5–10 mm long, white. Stamens 6. Style 2–4 mm long. Siliqua linear, 25–60 mm long, 1–2 mm wide, straight or slightly curved, ascending; valves with one inconspicuous vein; pedicels spreading to reflexed, 8–20 mm long. Seeds ovoid to oblong, 1–2 mm long, reticulate, in 1 row per locule, not mucous.
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A cabbage family herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30-90 cm high. It can spread 1 m wide. The stems are hollow and branching. The leaves are divided into leaflets. The flowers are white or yellow and have 4 petals. The flowers are 1.5 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.9
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows on sand and granite slopes. It does best in damp, wet soils in a protected, partly shaded position. It is resistant to frost but sensitive to drought. Tasmania Herbarium.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses food gene source
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seed or by division.
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Distribution

Rorippa dictyosperma world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:288733-1
WFO ID wfo-0001037233
COL ID 4TCP3
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Synonyms

Nasturtium dictyospermum Cardamine nivea Cardamine dictyosperma Rorippa dictyosperma