Creeping yellowcress vs hoary yellowcress

Rorippa sylvestris compared with Rorippa barbareifolia

Key Differences

• Creeping yellowcress is Least Concern while hoary yellowcress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping yellowcress	hoary yellowcress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family same	Brassicaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus same	Rorippa	Rorippa
Species	Rorippa sylvestris	Rorippa barbareifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Creeping yellowcress and hoary yellowcress share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rorippa.

Conservation Status

Creeping yellowcress

LC — Least Concern

hoary yellowcress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping yellowcress	hoary yellowcress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping yellowcress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

hoary yellowcress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Russia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway