Rorippa sylvestris(L.) Besser

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WFO wfo-0000399565 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Rorippa sylvestris, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. a Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-12 / obs. 205845899
Rorippa sylvestris, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. b Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205552028
Rorippa sylvestris, photographed by Zoltán Stekkelpak
fig. c Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0 1.0 / obs. 201877246
Rorippa sylvestris, photographed by Mark Apgar
fig. d Mark Apgar, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201422587
Rorippa sylvestris, photographed by Ryan Sorrells
fig. e Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 200860691
Rorippa sylvestris, photographed by Galyna Mykytynets
fig. f Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205563108
Rorippa sylvestris, photographed by Piermario Maculan
fig. g Piermario Maculan, CC0 1.0 / obs. 161395976
Rorippa sylvestris, photographed by Ryan Sorrells
fig. h Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 154835384

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Native range 49 botanical countries

Regions where Rorippa sylvestris is native: Altay, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AltayIranKazakhstanKirgizstanKrasnoyarskLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyKritiKrymNetherlandsNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine Sardegna
Native distribution of Rorippa sylvestris, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Ireland IRE
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
North European Russia RUN
Northwest European Russia RUW
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Altay ALT ASIA-TEMPERATE
Iran IRN
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
West Himalaya WHM ASIA-TROPICAL

Not drawn on the map: Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 29 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Brachiolobos brevistylus Schur
  • Brachiolobos sylvestris All.
  • Cardamine silvestris Kuntze
  • Cardamine sylvestris Bubani
  • Caroli-gmelina sylvestris G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
  • Crucifera sylvestris (L.) E.H.L.Krause
  • Nasturtium aschersonianum Janka
  • Nasturtium astyloides Knaf. ex Opiz
  • Nasturtium brevistylon Schur
  • Nasturtium erythrospermum Boiss. & A.Huet
  • Nasturtium hyi Foucaud & Rouy
  • Nasturtium mucronulatum Lacroix
  • Nasturtium reichenbachii Knaf ex Opiz
  • Nasturtium rivulare Rchb.
  • Nasturtium sylvestre A.Rich.
  • Nasturtium sylvestre (L.) W.T.Aiton
  • Radicula pinnata Moench
  • Radicula sylvestris Druce
  • Rorippa kerneri Menyh.
  • Rorippa liaotungensis X.D.Cui & Y.L.Chang
  • Rorippa morisonii (Tausch) Beck
  • Rorippa reichenbachii (Knaf ex Opiz) Simonk.
  • Rorippa rivularis Rchb.
  • Rorippa sylvestris var. stenocarpa (Godr.) Vict.

and 5 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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