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Rorippa curvipes

Greene

Rocky Mountain Yellowcress

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158610
Element CodePDBRA27080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusRorippa
Other Common Names
bluntleaf yellowcress (EN) Bluntleaf Yellowcress (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for Rorippa curvipes sensu Kartesz (1994) which excludes R. truncata as a distinct species. Both FNA (vol. 7, 2010) and Kartesz (1999) include R. truncata in R. curvipes; Kartesz (1999) keeps it as a distinct variety, FNA does not.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-06-29
Change Date1993-06-29
Edition Date1993-06-29
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
AB, ND, SD, WI west to the Great Plains and WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, NV, UT, CA, CO, NM, AZ.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Streams, rivers, lakeshores, and irrigation ditches. Wet meadows, roadsides, muddy shores, 7000-9000 feet in NM.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South DakotaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
KansasSHYes
MissouriSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
MichiganSNANo
New MexicoSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
NebraskaS4Yes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS3Yes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
OntarioSNANo
AlbertaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big Bear CreekManti-Lasal National Forest28,440
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
References (5)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
  2. Great Plains Flora Association (R.L. McGregor, coordinator; T.M. Barkley, ed., R.E. Brooks and E.K. Schofield, associate eds.). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 1392 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 1980, Vol. 1; 1981, Vol. 2. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.