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Brassicaceae

Lake cress

Rorippa aquatica (Eaton) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Rorippa

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Common names

By language (4)
Arabic
فجل الخيل البحيري
Cantonese
水生蔊菜
Chinese
水生蔊菜, 齿仔草
English
Lake cress, Lake watercress

Synonyms

  • Armoracia aquatica (Eaton) Wiegand
  • Armoracia lacustris (A.Gray) Al-Shehbaz & V.M.Bates
  • Cochlearia aquatica (Eaton) Eaton
  • Cochlearia armoracia var. aquatica Eaton
  • Nasturtium lacustre A.Gray
  • Nasturtium natans var. americanum A.Gray
  • Neobeckia aquatica (Eaton) Greene
  • Radicula aquatica (Eaton) B.L.Rob.
  • Rorippa americana Britton

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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). About our plant data.