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Horticulture/Rorippa sylvestris
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Yellow Fieldcress Rorippa sylvestris flowering 01.JPG Rorippa sylvestris Long rhizomes
Rorippa sylvestris (Creeping Yellowcress Rorippa sylvestris at USDA PLANTS Database, Keek, Yellow Fieldcress; syn. Radicula sylvestris (L.) Druce Rorippa sylvestris at The Herbarium of Louisiana State University) is an invasive species Rorippa sylvestris at Invasive.org) in the United States.
Description
Rosette-forming perennial with pinnatifid leaves and clusters of yellow flowers. Colonizes rapidly via underground rhizomes.
Ecology
Considered a noxious weed in parts of the United States.
Control
Ineffective Grows back from small root fragments Paper/mulch barriers
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