Creeping yellowcress
Rorippa sylvestris

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

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.

It can be invasive.

Where it is found

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

Countries/locations it is found in

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

How it is used for food

The young shoots are cooked and eaten.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Repnica, Veikarse

Synonyms

Radicula sylvestris (L.) Druce;