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Rorippa floridana Al-Shehbaz & Rollins
Coastal watercress, Florida watercress

Family: Brassicaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Freshwater Aquatic

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Endemic to Florida.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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Other data on Rorippa floridana available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Rorippa floridana has been found in the following 2 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Present Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native

Rorippa floridana has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated

Rorippa floridana has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Blackwater Stream
Strand Swamp