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Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

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Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser, Enum. Pl. [Besser] 27 (1822)
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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(L.) Besser
L.
Besser
1822
27
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Rorippa amphibia

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amphibia

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Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

Perennial rhizomatous herb. Stems erect, glabrous or finely hairy, 30-80 cm tall. Lvs ± glabrous, variable in shape, spathulate- oblanceolate, cuneate; margins toothed. Lower lvs petiolate, auriculate at base, deeply pinnatifid with lobes becoming shallower toward apex, 8-16 × 2-6-(7) cm. Upper lvs smaller, pinnatifid or toothed, sometimes linear; auricles becoming 0. Pedicels glabrous, erecto-patent to patent, sometimes deflexed at fruiting, (5)-7-10-(12) mm long. Sepals 2-3 × 1 mm. Petals bright yellow, 3-6 mm long. Silicle glabrous, elliptic to ovoid, 1.5-3-(4) × 0.6-1-(2) mm, but often not or poorly developed; valves veinless; style 1 mm long. Seeds reddish brown, c. 1 mm long, finely colliculate, in 2 rows per locule.

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Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser

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Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser
New Zealand
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District

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1 January 2000
22 April 2004
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