Brassicaceae
Waterawlwort
Subularia aquatica
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Subularia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 钻叶荠
- Dutch
- Priemkruid
- English
- Waterawlwort, Awlwort, Water awlwort
- Finnish
- Vesiäimäruoho
- French
- Subulaire, Subulaire aquatique
- German
- Pfriemenkresse, Wasser-Pfriemenkresse
- Russian
- Шилолистник водяной, Шильник водный, Шильница водная
Synonyms
- Crucifera subularia (Lam.) E.H.L.Krause
- Nasturtium palustre (L.) Crantz
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allan Harris, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Valerii Glazunov, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Valerii Glazunov, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Bowser, CC BY 4.0, 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.