Brassicaceae
Chinese yellowcress
Rorippa cantoniensis
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Rorippa
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Rorippa cantoniensisBrassicaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Cantonese
- 廣東葶藶
- Chinese
- 广州蔊菜, 廣東葶藶, 包蔊菜, 广东葶苈, 微子蔊菜, 水前草, 沙地菜, 细子蔊菜
- English
- Chinese yellowcress
Synonyms
- Cardamine microsperma (DC.) Kuntze
- Lunaria aegyptiaca Mill.
- Lunaria cantoniensis Desv.
- Lunaria ricotia Desv.
- Nasturtium microspermum DC.
- Nasturtium microspermum var. macilentum Bunge
- Nasturtium microspermum var. vegetius Bunge
- Nasturtium sikokianum Franch. & Sav.
- Nasturtium sikokianum var. axillare Hayata
- Ricotia cantoniensis Lour.
- Rorippa microsperma (DC.) Vassilcz.
- Rorippa microsperma (DC.) L.H.Bailey
- Rorippa sikokiana (Franch. & Sav.) Hatus.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.