Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek

Family: Brassicaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Karsten, Nasturtium officinale Aiton f., Nasturtium officinale Aiton f. var. siifolium (Reichenb.) W.D.J. Koch, Nasturtium officinale R.Br., Radicula nasturtium-aquaticum [Britt. & Rendle], Rorippa nasturtium (L.) Rusby (Nasturtium officinale Aiton f.), Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Schinz & Thell., Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum L.

Common names:

Brooklime [Brook lime, Brook-lime] (1900-1929, misapplied) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Brown cress (1900-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Brunnenkresse (1900, German) (158)

Carsous (1900) (158)

Common water-cress (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Crashed (1913) (5)

Crashes (1900-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (156, 158)

Cresson de fontaine (1900, French) (158)

Eker Tengtongues (1900, German) (158)

Kars (1900) (158)

Karse (1900) (158)

Nasturtium (1876) (92)

True water-cress [True water cress] (1899-1938) (5, 63, 97, 120, 157, 158)

Water-cress [Water cress, Watercress] (1895-Present) (3, 4, 15, 50, 72, 85, 92, 107, 109, 122, 131, 138, 155, 156, 157, 158)

Water-grass [Water grass] (1900-1929, Ireland) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Water-kers (1900) (158)

Well-cress (1923) (156)

Well-grass [Well grass] (1900-1913) (5, 158)

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