Rorippa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe through central Asia, Africa, and North America. Rorippa species are annual to perennialherbs, usually with yellow flowers and a peppery flavour. They are known commonly as yellowcresses.
Rorippa formerly included several species of watercress, now placed in the genus Nasturtium. In particular, R. nasturtium-aquaticum (now N. officinale) and R. microphylla (now N. microphyllum) are often referred to as species of Rorippa.
There are about 75[1] to 85[2][3][4] species in the genus.
^GRIN Species Records of Rorippa. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
^Rorippa. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
^Rorippa. USDA PLANTS.
^Rorippa species list. Flora of North America.
^ a bDe Lange, P.J.; Heenan, P.B.; Townsend, A.J. (2009). "Rorippa laciniata (Brassicaceae), a new addition to the flora of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 47 (2): 133–137. doi:10.1080/00288250909509800. S2CID 83609780.