Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Brassicaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Low perennial 1–3 dm, essentially glabrous throughout; lvs mainly cauline, the principal ones petiolate, with lance-elliptic to lance-rhombic, merely toothed blade to 7 × 2 cm; pet 3 mm, slightly surpassing the sep; mature pedicels widely ascending; frs cylindric, upcurved, 1 cm, with a short, thick stylar beak 0.5(–1) mm. Native of se. Asia, sparingly intr. as a weed in N.Y. and elsewhere. May, June.
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Common Names
Indian yellow-cress