Araceae
Water-trumpet
Cryptocoryne walkeri
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Cryptocoryne
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 渥克水椒草
- English
- Water-trumpet
- Russian
- Криптокорина Валкера, Криптокорина желтая, Криптокорина жёлтая
Synonyms
- Cryptocoryne legroi de Wit
- Cryptocoryne lutea Alston
- Cryptocoryne lutea var. minor Alston
- Cryptocoryne walkeri var. legroi (de Wit) Rataj
- Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea (Alston) Rataj
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos

Photo: Hannob, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.