Biology:Rorippa aquatica

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Short description: Species of plant

Rorippa aquatica
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Rorippa
Species:
R. aquatica
Binomial name
Rorippa aquatica
(Eaton) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
Synonyms[1]

Rorippa aquatica (syns. Neobeckia aquatica and Armoracia lacustris), the lakecress or lake cress, is a species of freshwater aquatic flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.[2] It is found in eastern and central North America, generally in the Great Lakes and Mississippi watersheds.[1] A submerged perennial, it has emergent flowering branches.[3] It is typically found in slow-moving water, such as oxbow lakes. It is used as a foreground aquarium plant, as it is undemanding and very slow-growing.[4]

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