Rorippa palustris(L.) Besser

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WFO wfo-0000399555 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Rorippa palustris, photographed by Олег Кудров
fig. a Олег Кудров, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-12 / obs. 205717181
Rorippa palustris, photographed by Tatiana Strus
fig. b Tatiana Strus, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205806499
Rorippa palustris, photographed by Michel Langeveld
fig. c Michel Langeveld, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 204327376
Rorippa palustris, photographed by José Luis Camaño
fig. d José Luis Camaño, CC0 1.0 / obs. 203955925
Rorippa palustris, photographed by Yurii Basov
fig. e Yurii Basov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 199277187
Rorippa palustris, photographed by Yurii Basov
fig. f Yurii Basov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 191624653
Rorippa palustris, photographed by Cara-Lisa Schloots
fig. g Cara-Lisa Schloots, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 182806762
Rorippa palustris, photographed by Zinogre
fig. h Zinogre, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 181056667

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Native range 154 botanical countries

Regions where Rorippa palustris is native: Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Sudan-South Sudan, Afghanistan, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Gulf States, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nansei-shoto, North Caucasus, Primorye, Qinghai, Sakhalin, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yemen, Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon, Cuba, Nicaragua EgyptEthiopiaLibyaSudan-South SudanAfghanistanAltayAmurBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastChitaGulf StatesInner MongoliaIrkutskJapanKamchatkaKazakhstanKhabarovskKirgizstanKrasnoyarskMagadanManchuriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusPrimoryeQinghaiSakhalinTadzhikistanTaiwanTibetTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangYakutiyaYemenAssamBangladeshEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLesser Sunda Is.MalukuMyanmarNepalNew GuineaPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFinlandFranceGermanyHungaryIrelandItalyKrymNetherlandsNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineAlabamaAlaskaAlbertaArizonaArkansasBritish ColumbiaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLabradorLouisianaMaineManitobaMarylandMassachusettsMexico NorthwestMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNewfoundlandNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOhioOklahomaOntarioOregonPennsylvaniaPrince Edward I.QuébecSaskatchewanSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingYukonCubaNicaragua KoreaNansei-shotoDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaRhode I.
Native distribution of Rorippa palustris, 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
Alabama ALA NORTHERN AMERICA
Alaska ASK
Alberta ABT
Arizona ARI
Arkansas ARK
British Columbia BRC
California CAL
Colorado COL
Connecticut CNT
Delaware DEL
District of Columbia WDC
Florida FLA
Georgia GEO
Idaho IDA
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Iowa IOW
Kansas KAN
Kentucky KTY
Labrador LAB
Louisiana LOU
Maine MAI
Manitoba MAN
Maryland MRY
Massachusetts MAS
Mexico Northwest MXN
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
Mississippi MSI
Missouri MSO
Montana MNT
Nebraska NEB
Nevada NEV
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New Jersey NWJ
New Mexico NWM
New York NWY
Newfoundland NFL
North Carolina NCA
North Dakota NDA
Northwest Territories NWT
Nova Scotia NSC
Nunavut NUN
Ohio OHI
Oklahoma OKL
Ontario ONT
Oregon ORE
Pennsylvania PEN
Prince Edward I. PEI
Québec QUE
Rhode I. RHO
Saskatchewan SAS
South Carolina SCA
South Dakota SDA
Tennessee TEN
Texas TEX
Utah UTA
Vermont VER
Virginia VRG
Washington WAS
West Virginia WVA
Wisconsin WIS
Wyoming WYO
Yukon YUK
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
Amur AMU
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Chita CTA
Gulf States GST
Inner Mongolia CHI
Irkutsk IRK
Japan JAP
Kamchatka KAM
Kazakhstan KAZ
Khabarovsk KHA
Kirgizstan KGZ
Korea KOR
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Kuril Is. KUR
Magadan MAG
Manchuria CHM
Mongolia MON
Nansei-shoto NNS
North Caucasus NCS
Primorye PRM
Qinghai CHQ
Sakhalin SAK
Tadzhikistan TZK
Taiwan TAI
Tibet CHT
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Tuva TVA
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Yakutiya YAK
Yemen YEM
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
Finland FIN
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
Hungary HUN
Ireland IRE
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
North European Russia RUN
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Ukraine UKR
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Maluku MOL
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM
Egypt EGY AFRICA
Ethiopia ETH
Libya LBY
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Cuba CUB SOUTHERN AMERICA
Nicaragua NIC

Not drawn on the map: Kuril Is., Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for these regions, so they are listed rather than guessed at.

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 76 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.

  • Brachiolobos hispidus Desv.
  • Brachiolobos palustris [Clairv.]
  • Cardamine palustris Bubani
  • Cardamine palustris (L.) Kuntze
  • Cardamine palustris var. hispida (Desv.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Kuntze
  • Cardamine palustris var. intermedia Kuntze
  • Cardamine palustris var. pumila Kuntze
  • Crucifera palustris (L.) E.H.L.Krause
  • Erysimum barbarea Forssk.
  • Myagrum palustre (L.) Lam.
  • Myagrum pumilum Lam.
  • Nasturtium cernuum Nutt.
  • Nasturtium clavatum (Rydb.) Standl.
  • Nasturtium densiflorum Turcz.
  • Nasturtium dictyotum Greene
  • Nasturtium diversifolium Wall.
  • Nasturtium hispidum (Desv.) DC.
  • Nasturtium homalospermum O.E.Schulz
  • Nasturtium palustre (Leyss.) DC.
  • Nasturtium palustre f. longipes Franch.
  • Nasturtium palustre f. stoloniferum Franch.
  • Nasturtium palustre subsp. hispidum (Desv.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex O.E.Schulz
  • Nasturtium palustre var. dasycarpum O.E.Schulz
  • Nasturtium palustre var. glabrum O.E.Schulz

and 52 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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