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Spreading Yellowcress - Rorippa sinuata
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Native Species Global Rank :
G5
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C-value :
4
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General Description
Stems ascending, 10–30 cm. Leaves all cauline, 2–6 cm long, oblanceolate, pinnately lobed and dentate, the apical lobe similar to the lateral, petiolate to sessile above. Vestiture of sparse, globose hairs on stem and lower leaf surfaces. Petals yellow, 3–5 mm long. Fruit an oblong, slightly curved silicle 4–7 × 1.5–2.5 mm, glabrous; style 0.9–1.5 mm long; pedicels spreading, 4–9 mm long (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX ).
Range Comments
BC to ON south to CA, NM, AK and LA (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX ).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 6
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Habitat
Moist to wet, sandy or gravelly soil along streams, ponds, lakes; plains, valleys, montane (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX ).
Ecology
POLLINATORS The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap:
Bombus rufocinctus (Thorp et al. 1983).
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