Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassiceae// Genus: Rorippa// Species: Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).

Distribution: Native from Europe to Siberia and West Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Found in wet habitats, river banks, alongside streams and other bodies of water.

Lifeform: Biennial to perennial.

Flowering period:  Spring – summer.

Rorippa sylvestris – habit. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Rorippa sylvestris – habit. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Rorippa sylvestris – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Rorippa sylvestris – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Rorippa sylvestris – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Rorippa sylvestris – inflorescence with flowers and siliques. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Rorippa sylvestris – inflorescence with flowers and siliques. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Rorippa sylvestris – inflorescence with flowers and siliques. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Rorippa sylvestris – upper cauline leaf. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Rorippa sylvestris – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Rorippa sylvestris – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, V. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:288692-1 [Accessed 08.07.2021]

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