Rorippa nudiuscula (E. Mey. ex Sond.) Thell.
subsp. serrata (Burtt Davy) Exell

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Rorippa nudiuscula subsp. serrata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common, nr cnr Lanner Ave/Teviotdale Ave

Rorippa nudiuscula subsp. serrata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common, nr cnr Lanner Ave/Teviotdale Ave

Rorippa nudiuscula subsp. serrata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common, nr cnr Lanner Ave/Teviotdale Ave

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Synonyms: Nasturtium elongatum E. Mey. ex Burtt Davy var. serratum Burtt Davy
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Status: Native
Description:
Erect perennial herb up to 50 cm. Basal leaves in a rosette, up to 7 cm, obovate-lanceolate, hairless; margin irregularly toothed; cauline leaves sessile, narrowly elliptic with a few teeth near the apex. Flowers in a terminal raceme, yellow. Fruit a cylindric siliqua c. 3.8 cm. Seeds in two rows.
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Habitat: On black soil along vlei margins.
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Worldwide distribution: Zimbabwe and northern South Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution: W,C,E,S
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Images last updated: Saturday 7 April 2007
Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 31. As Rorippa nudiuscula

Exell, A.W. (1960). Brassicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 183 - 184. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 31.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rorippa nudiuscula
African Plant Database: Rorippa nudiuscula
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rorippa nudiuscula
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rorippa nudiuscula
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Wikipedia: Rorippa nudiuscula


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Rorippa nudiuscula subsp. serrata.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=124260, retrieved 29 March 2024

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