Menyanthaceae

Deercabbage

Nephrophyllidium crista-galli (Menzies ex Hook.) Gilg

Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Nephrophyllidium

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Deercabbage (Nephrophyllidium crista-galli) — FlowerPhoto: Timur Kalininsky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Deercabbage

Synonyms

Fauria crista-galli (Menzies ex Hook.) Makino
Menyanthes crista-galli Menzies ex Hook.
Villarsia crista-galli (Menzies ex Hook.) Hook.

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 111 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Timur Kalininsky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: eporcher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Randal, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Beaumont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Friesen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nevada Collins, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Connie Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alpsdake, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.