Pollinator plant

nipplewort

Lapsana communis

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Common names

38 names · 32 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Common nipplewort
  • nipplewort[1][2]
Other languages (31)
Dutch
French
Belarusian
  • Рудзянец звычайны[2]
Bulgarian
  • Обикновен сгърбун[2]
  • Подсекливче[2]
Catalan
  • Herba de les mamelles[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 多肋稻槎菜[2]
  • 菊苣尾水芹[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 菊苣尾水芹[2]
Czech
  • kapustka obecná[2]
Danish
Estonian
  • harilik linnukapsas[2]
Finnish
  • linnunkaali[2]
German
Hebrew
  • לפסנה ענפה[2]
Hungarian
  • bojtorjánsaláta[2]
  • közönséges bojtorjánsaláta[2]
Irish
  • Duilleog Bhríde[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • カラフトヤブタビラコ[2]
  • ナタネタビラコ[2]
Korean
  • 서양개보리뺑이[2]
Latvian
  • Parastā salātene[2]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastoji gaiva[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Łoczyga pospolita[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Бородавник обыкновенный[2]
Slovak
  • lýrovka obyčajná[2]
Slovenian
  • navadni kolenček[2]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Празелень звичайна[2]
Welsh
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Lapsana communis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Gewöhnlicher Rainkohl — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Rainkohl — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • nipplewort — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • hierba pezonera — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Lampsane commune — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Lassana comune — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • akkerkool — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Labresto — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
[2] Lapsana communis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Gewöhnlicher Rainkohl — results[18].names[37]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Rainkohl — results[18].names[3]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • nipplewort — results[18].names[1]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • hierba pezonera — results[18].names[14]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Lampsane commune — results[18].names[6]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Lassana comune — results[18].names[5]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • akkerkool — results[18].names[2]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Labresto — results[18].names[33]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Бородавник обыкновенный — results[18].names[7]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • kapustka obecná — results[18].names[8]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Harkål — results[18].names[9]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • haremat — results[18].names[10]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Haremad — results[18].names[11]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • לפסנה ענפה — results[18].names[12]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • harilik linnukapsas — results[18].names[13]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Обикновен сгърбун — results[18].names[15]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Подсекливче — results[18].names[16]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • linnunkaali — results[18].names[17]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Paprastoji gaiva — results[18].names[18]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Łoczyga pospolita — results[18].names[19]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Herba de les mamelles — results[18].names[20]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • ナタネタビラコ — results[18].names[21]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • カラフトヤブタビラコ — results[18].names[22]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • 菊苣尾水芹 — results[18].names[23]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • 菊苣尾水芹 — results[18].names[24]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • 서양개보리뺑이 — results[18].names[25]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Празелень звичайна — results[18].names[26]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Рудзянец звычайны — results[18].names[27]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • navadni kolenček — results[18].names[28]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • bojtorjánsaláta — results[18].names[29]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Parastā salātene — results[18].names[30]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • közönséges bojtorjánsaláta — results[18].names[31]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Duilleog Bhríde — results[18].names[32]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • lýrovka obyčajná — results[18].names[34]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • 多肋稻槎菜 — results[18].names[35]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Cartheig — results[18].names[36]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
  • Şebrek — results[18].names[38]; taxon id 55981; Lapsana communis.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Lapsana communis is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Common nipplewort (Lapsana communis) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lapsana communis — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2272066; ID 6NY5X; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2272066; ID 6NY5X; rank species; status accepted

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