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Rorippa teres (Michx.) R. Stuckey
Southern marsh yellowcress

Family: Brassicaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Southeastern United States

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For an image, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below. See a 2018 post on the Treasure Coast Natives blog on the ability of Southern Marsh Yellowcress to live in muddy habitats.

Other data on Rorippa teres available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Rorippa teres has been found in the following 13 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Babcock Ranch Preserve Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Present Native
Castellow Hammock Park Present Native
Coconut Creek Maple Swamp Natural Area Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Lucille Hammock Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Present Native
West Lake Park/Anne Kolb Nature Center Present Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Native

Rorippa teres has been found in the following 7 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Collier County Native
Hendry County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Palm Beach County Native

Rorippa teres has been found in the following 4 habitats :
Blackwater Stream
Disturbed Wetland
Marl Prairie
Mesic Hammock