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RORIPPA. Yellow-cresses and Water-cresses. [Brassicaceae]

Eleven species of Rorippa are recorded in Britain. These include the native Great Yellow-cress (R. amphibia), Northern Yellow-cress (R. islandica), Narrow-fruited Water-cress (R. microphylla), Water-cress (R. nana), Marsh Yellow-cress (R. palustris) and Creeping Yellow-cress (R. sylvestris). No dipterous miners are recorded on Rorippa in Britain. Elsewhere the agromyzids Liriomyza strigata, Liriomyza sativae and Phytomyza rufipes and the drosphilid Scaptomyza flava are recorded on Rorippa. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Rorippa in Britain.

Last updated 28-Feb-2008  Brian Pitkin

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