Brassicaceae
Great yellowcress
Rorippa amphibia
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Rorippa
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Common names
By language (21)
- Arabic
- فجل الخيل السابح
- arz
- روريبا امفيبيا
- Belarusian
- Жарушнік земнаводны
- Bulgarian
- Воден пореч
- Chinese
- 两栖蔊菜
- Czech
- Rukev obojživelná
- Danish
- Vandpeberrod
- Dutch
- Gele waterkers
- English
- Great yellowcress, Great yellow-cress
- Estonian
- Vesikerss
- Finnish
- Vesinenätti
- French
- Cresson Amphibie, Rorippe amphibie
- German
- Wasser-Sumpfkresse, Teichkresse, Ufer-Sumpfkresse
- Hungarian
- Vízi kányafű
- Persian
- ترتیزک زرد
- Polish
- Rzepicha ziemnowodna
- Romanian
- Gălbenea
- Slovak
- Roripa obojživelná
- Slovenian
- Prava potočarka
- Swedish
- Vattenfräne
- Welsh
- Berwr melyn mawr
Synonyms
- Armoracia amphibia (L.) Peterm.
- Armoracia aquatica (Mill.) Kostel.
- Armoracia natans Hook. & Arn.
- Brachiolobos amphibius (L.) All.
- Brachiolobos riparius Schur
- Camelina aquatica (Mill.) Brot.
- Camelina fluviatilis Guss.
- Cardamine amphibia (L.) Bubani
- Cardamine amphibia Kuntze
- Caroli-gmelina lancifolia G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
- Caroli-gmelina palustris G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
- Cochlearia amphibia Ledeb.
- Crucifera amphibia (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Myagrum amphibium (L.) Loisel.
- Myagrum aquaticum (Mill.) Lam.
- Nasturtium amphibium (L.) R.Br.
- Nasturtium amphibium var. indivisum DC.
- Nasturtium amphibium var. variifolium DC.
- Nasturtium commutatum Opiz
- Nasturtium fluviatile (Guss.) Bertol.
- Nasturtium natans DC.
- Nasturtium tentaculatum Wallr.
- Radicula amphibia (L.) Druce
- Radicula lancifolia Moench
- Rorippa amphibia f. amphibia
- Rorippa amphibia var. variifolia (DC.) Polozhij
- Rorippa behcetii İlçim
- Rorippa edirnensis Yıld.
- Rorippa gmelinii Rouy & Foucaud
- Rorippa riparia Schur
- Rorippa stolonifera Nyman
- Sisymbrianthus amphibius (L.) Chevall.
- Sisymbrianthus aquaticus (Mill.) Chevall.
- Sisymbrium amphibium L.
- Sisymbrium aquaticum Garsault
- Sisymbrium diversifolium Stokes
- Sisymbrium palustre Garsault
- Sisymbrium roripa Scop.
- Sisymbrium stoloniferum J.Presl & C.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.