Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Rorippa gigantea
Common name
Forest bitter-cress
Family
Brassicaceae
Where found
Usually in forest. Coast, ranges, and the eastern edge of the tablelands. ACT.
Notes
Annual herb to 1.2 m high, sometimes sprawling, hairless. Leaves basal and alternating up the stems, to 12 cm long, margins entire or more or less toothed with widely spaced teeth. Stem leaves with narrow and pointed basal lobes, becoming smaller. Flowers with 4 white petals each 2–5 mm long. Flowers in elongated clusters at the tops of the stems. Flowers mostly spring–summer. 'Pods' straight, 1.5–4 cm long, spreading to horizontal; stalks horizontal, 3–8 mm long.
All native plants on unleased land in the ACT are protected.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Rorippa~gigantea (accessed 5 February, 2021)
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