Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusRorippa
Scientific name with authorshipRorippa curvisiliqua (Hook.) Bessey ex Britton
Indexed scientific synonyms
Nasturtium curvisiliqua (Hook.) Nutt.Nasturtium curvisiliqua (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & A.GrayNasturtium curvisiliqua var. lyratum (Nutt.) S.WatsonNasturtium curvisiliqua var. nuttallii S.WatsonNasturtium curvisiliquum (Hook.) Nutt.Nasturtium curvisiliquum var. lyratum (Nutt.) S.WatsonNasturtium curvisiliquum var. nuttallii S.WatsonNasturtium lyratum Nutt.Nasturtium occidentale GreeneNasturtium polymorphum Nutt.Radicula curvisiliqua (Hook.) GreeneRadicula curvisiliqua var. lyrata (Nutt.) M.PeckRadicula lyrata (Nutt.) GreeneRadicula multicaulis (Greene) GreeneRadicula nuttallii (Rydb.) GreeneRadicula occidentalis (Greene) GreeneRadicula pectinata (A.Nelson) A.HellerRadicula polymorpha (Nutt.) GreeneRorippa curvisiliqua var. curvisiliquaRorippa curvisiliqua var. lyrata (Nutt.) M.PeckRorippa curvisiliqua var. lyrata (Nutt.) M.Peck ex C.L.Hitchc.Rorippa curvisiliqua var. lyrata (Nutt.) StuckeyRorippa curvisiliqua var. nuttallii (S.Watson) StuckeyRorippa curvisiliqua var. occidentalis (Greene) StuckeyRorippa curvisiliqua var. orientaiis StuckeyRorippa curvisiliqua var. orientalis StuckeyRorippa curvisiliqua var. procumbens StuckeyRorippa curvisiliqua var. spatulata StuckeyRorippa lyrata (Nutt.) GreeneRorippa multicaulis GreeneRorippa nuttallii (S.Watson) Rydb.Rorippa occidentalis (Greene) GreeneRorippa pectinata A.NelsonRorippa polymorpha (Nutt.) T.J.HowellSisymbrium curvisiliqua Hook.Sisymbrium curvisiliquum Hook.
Documented use categories
Gene source
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier222131-2
Use codesGS
Crop wild relativeYes
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