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Narrow-fruited Watercress

Rorippa microphylla

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Common names

16 names · 13 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Narrow-fruited Water-cress[3]
  • Narrow-fruited Watercress[1][2]
  • One-row Watercress[1][2]
Other languages (12)
Dutch
French
  • Cresson à petites feuilles[1][2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 小叶豆瓣菜[2]
Czech
  • potočnice drobnolistá[2]
Danish
  • Tyndskulpet brøndkarse[2]
Finnish
  • pikkuvesikrassi[2]
German
  • Einreihige Brunnenkresse[3]
  • Kleinblättrige Brunnenkresse[1][2]
Japanese
  • コバノオランダガラシ[2]
Polish
  • rukiew drobnolistna[2]
Russian
  • Жеруха мелколистная[2]
Slovak
  • potočnica drobnolistá[2]
Swedish
  • bäckfräne[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

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] Nasturtium microphyllum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Narrow-fruited Watercress — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • Kleinblättrige Brunnenkresse — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • One-row Watercress — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • Cresson à petites feuilles — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • Slanke waterkers — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
[2] Nasturtium microphyllum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Narrow-fruited Watercress — results[17].names[2]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • Kleinblättrige Brunnenkresse — results[17].names[1]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • One-row Watercress — results[17].names[6]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • Cresson à petites feuilles — results[17].names[13]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • Slanke waterkers — results[17].names[9]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • potočnice drobnolistá — results[17].names[4]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • Tyndskulpet brøndkarse — results[17].names[5]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • pikkuvesikrassi — results[17].names[7]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • コバノオランダガラシ — results[17].names[8]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • bäckfräne — results[17].names[10]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • rukiew drobnolistna — results[17].names[11]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • Жеруха мелколистная — results[17].names[12]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • potočnica drobnolistá — results[17].names[14]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
  • 小叶豆瓣菜 — results[17].names[15]; taxon id 204362; Nasturtium microphyllum.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Nasturtium microphyllum ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Einreihige Brunnenkresse (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 146528; taxon VK7K8.
  • Narrow-fruited Water-cress (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 146529; taxon VK7K8.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Rorippa microphylla as a synonym of Nasturtium microphyllum.

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

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Brassicaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Native range
Europe to W. Himalaya, Morocco, Ethiopia, SW. Arabian Pen., Australia.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Narrow-fruited Watercress (Rorippa microphylla) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to September.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Rorippa microphylla — 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: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 4538880; ID C86VJ; rank species; status synonym

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Nasturtium microphyllum — 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 5294477; ID VK7K8; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5294477; ID VK7K8; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Nasturtium microphyllum — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 95660, 546646; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 810000, 810001, 810002, 810003, 810004, 810005, 810006, 810007, 810008, 810009, 810010, 810011, 810012, 810013, 810014, 810015, 810016, 810019, 810023, 810025, 810026, 810027, 810029, 810030, 810031, 810032, 810033, 810034

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.