Amphibious Watercress vs Creeping yellowcress

Rorippa amphibia compared with Rorippa sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amphibious Watercress	Creeping yellowcress
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 amphibia	Rorippa sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Amphibious Watercress

LC — Least Concern

Creeping yellowcress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amphibious Watercress	Creeping yellowcress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amphibious Watercress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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).

Amphibious Watercress

The Amphibious Watercress (Rorippa amphibia) is a species in the genus Rorippa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States