Lepidium coronopus(L.) Al-Shehbaz

Creeping Watercressgreater swinecress

WFO wfo-0000367646 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Lepidium coronopus, photographed by Daniel Cahen
fig. a Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-02 / obs. 202815813
Lepidium coronopus, photographed by Robert H. Wardell
fig. b Robert H. Wardell, CC0 1.0 / obs. 147279983
Lepidium coronopus, photographed by Joe Potter Butler
fig. c Joe Potter Butler, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 131062905
Lepidium coronopus, photographed by Piermario Maculan
fig. d Piermario Maculan, CC0 1.0 / obs. 117701172
Lepidium coronopus, photographed by Robert H. Wardell
fig. e Robert H. Wardell, CC0 1.0 / obs. 88357570
Lepidium coronopus, photographed by Robert H. Wardell
fig. f Robert H. Wardell, CC0 1.0 / obs. 87260355
Lepidium coronopus, photographed by Robert H. Wardell
fig. g Robert H. Wardell, CC0 1.0 / obs. 86985298
Lepidium coronopus, photographed by Robert H. Wardell
fig. h Robert H. Wardell, CC0 1.0 / obs. 86722495

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Native range 45 botanical countries

Regions where Lepidium coronopus is native: Algeria, Azores, Canary Is., Egypt, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Tunisia, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Transcaucasus, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Netherlands, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaEgyptLibyaMoroccoTunisiaCyprusEast Aegean Is.IraqLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusPalestineSaudi ArabiaTranscaucasusAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelgiumBulgariaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKritiKrymNetherlandsNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine AzoresCanary Is.MadeiraBalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Lepidium coronopus, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baleares BAL
Baltic States BLT
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Azores AZO
Canary Is. CNY
Egypt EGY
Libya LBY
Madeira MDR
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
Cyprus CYP ASIA-TEMPERATE
East Aegean Is. EAI
Iraq IRQ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Transcaucasus TCS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 29 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Bunias glomerata Lapeyr.
  • Carara coronopus (L.) Medik.
  • Cochlearia coronopus L.
  • Cochlearia repens Lam.
  • Cochlearia tenuifolia Salisb.
  • Coronopus coadunatus Stokes
  • Coronopus coronopus (L.) H.Karst.
  • Coronopus cristatus Clairv.
  • Coronopus depressus Moench
  • Coronopus procumbens Gilib.
  • Coronopus procumbens Gilib. ex Ces., Pass. & Gibelli
  • Coronopus ruellii All.
  • Coronopus squamatus (Forssk.) Asch.
  • Coronopus squamatus subsp. conradi Muschl.
  • Coronopus squamatus subsp. verrucarius Muschl.
  • Coronopus squamatus var. depressus (Moench) P.D.Sell
  • Coronopus verrucarius (Garsault) Muschl. & Thell.
  • Coronopus verrucarius var. procumbens Muschl.
  • Coronopus vulgaris Desf.
  • Crucifera ruellii (All.) E.H.L.Krause
  • Lepidium cristatum Lapeyr.
  • Lepidium squamatum Forssk.
  • Myagrum coronopus (L.) Crantz
  • Nasturtium verrucarium Garsault

and 5 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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