yellow cress

British

noun

any of various species of cress ( Rorippa ) that are related to watercress and have yellow flowers. They are not confined to water margins and some are garden weeds

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Stems creeping, with erect or ascending branches; flowers about 8 mm. wide Yellow Cress, Radicula sylvestris. 14b.

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Pods about twice as long as the pedicels Yellow Cress, Radicula obtusa. 15b.

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Plant glabrous or minutely pubescent Yellow Cress, Radicula palustris. 16b.

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Plant hirsute Yellow Cress, Radicula palustris var. hispida. 17a.

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