| Plants : Brassicaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
Description: Rather local species of wet places, river banks and lakesides; mostly found around Lough Erne, Lough Neagh and the Upper and Lower River Bann, and the Quoile Basin. Scattered in a few other localities as well.
It is a perennial species about 6 - 18 ins (15 - 45 cm) tall with creeping stems, pinnate leaves and with very toothed leaflets. Flowers are rather small and yellow.
All names: Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser; Nasturtium sylvestre (L.) R.Br.; Radicula sylvestris (L.) Druce
Distribution Map from NBN: Rorippa sylvestris at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Rorippa sylvestris at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Rorippa sylvestris. (L.) Besser. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2896. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |