Rorippa subumbellata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Brassicales
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Rorippa
- Species
- Rorippa subumbellata
- Scientific Name
- Rorippa subumbellata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Rorippa subumbellata
Rorippa subumbellata is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names Lake Tahoe yellowcress and Tahoe yellow cress. It is known only from the shores of Lake Tahoe, straddling the border between California and Nevada. There are an estimated fourteen populations of the plant still in existence. It grows only on the direct shoreline of the lake, occupying a seven-foot semi-aquatic zone between the high- and low-tide marks. It is directly impacted by recreational activities on the lake, enduring bombardment by boat wakes, trampling, and construction of docks and other structures.
The population sizes change with the lake's water level, with populations growing largest as water levels drop, exposing more sand habitat. High water levels may be beneficial at times, however, since they kill off competing plant species growing on the beaches. Restoration of this species has been hampered by low seed germination, but recent research has reduced this problem.
...Rorippa subumbellata in languages:
- English
- Tahoe yellow cress
- English
- Lake Tahoe yellowcress
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Rorippa alpina
- Rorippa amphibia
- Rorippa aquatica
- Rorippa atlantica
- Rorippa aurea
- Rorippa austriaca
- Rorippa barbareifolia
- Rorippa beckii
- Rorippa brachycarpa
- Rorippa calycina
- Rorippa cantoniensis
- Rorippa clandestina
- Rorippa columbiae
- Rorippa crystallina
- Rorippa curvipes
- Rorippa curvisiliqua
- Rorippa dictyosperma
- Rorippa divaricata
- Rorippa dubia
- Rorippa elata
- Rorippa eustylis
- Rorippa fluviatilis
- Rorippa gambellii
- Rorippa gigantea
- Rorippa globosa
- Rorippa hayanica
- Rorippa hilariana
- Rorippa hispida
- Rorippa indica
- Rorippa intermedia
- Rorippa islandica
- Rorippa kerneri
- Rorippa laciniata
- Rorippa lippizensis
- Rorippa madagascariensis
- Rorippa mexicana
- Rorippa micrantha
- Rorippa microtites
- Rorippa millefolia
- Rorippa nana
- Rorippa nudiuscula
- Rorippa palustris
- Rorippa pinnata
- Rorippa portoricensis
- Rorippa prolifera
- Rorippa pyrenaica
- Rorippa ramosa
- Rorippa sarmentosa
- Rorippa sessiliflora
- Rorippa sinuata
- Rorippa sphaerocarpa
- Rorippa subumbellata
- Rorippa sylvestris
- Rorippa tenerrima
- Rorippa teres
- Rorippa valdes-bermejoi
- Rorippa × anceps
- Rorippa × armoracioides
- Rorippa × astyla
- Rorippa × hungarica












































































































