EPPO Global Database

Nasturtium officinale(NAAOF)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: NAAOF
  • Preferred name: Nasturtium officinale
  • Authority: Brown

Notes

Practically all Euromediterranean region, Caucasus, Central Asia (except Tadzhikistan), Western Asia (Arabia to Pakistan), Tchad to Ethiopia. Widely cultivated as a salad vegetable. Introduced in Russian Far East, India, Indochina (Vietnam), Malesia (Java, Borneo, Philippines), China (including Taiwan), Korea, Mauretania to Niger, Cameroon, Zaïre and East Africa to Angola and Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Canada, USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except Brazil), New Guinea, Australia (except New South Wales), New Zealand.


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Nasturtium fontanum Ascherson
Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum (Linnaeus) Karsten
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (Linnaeus) Hayek
Sisymbrium nasturtium Thunberg

Common names
Name
Language
purqarku mjekësor Albanian
shelp Albanian
iturri-belar Basque
ur-berroa Basque
ur-krexua Basque
поточарка Bulgarian
creixen Catalan
creixen ver Catalan
dòu bàn cài Chinese
豆瓣菜 Chinese
ljekovita potočarka Croatian
potočnice lékařská Czech
tykskulpet brøndkarse Danish
echte waterkers Dutch
witte waterkers Dutch
watercress English
ürt-allikkress Estonian
isovesikrassi Finnish
cresson de fontaine French
cresson officinal French
Brunnenkresse German
Echte Brunnenkresse German
Gemeine Brunnenkresse German
ναστούρτιον φαρμακευτικόν Greek
νεροκάρδαμο Greek
garger hannechalim Hebrew
גַּרְגֵּר הַנְּחָלִים Hebrew
orvosi vízitorma Hungarian
vízitorma Hungarian
brunnperla Icelandic
selada air Indonesian
semanggi Indonesian
biolar Irish
crescione acquatico Italian
crescione aquatico Italian
crescione d'acqua Italian
crescione di fonte Italian
nasturcio acquatico Italian
nasturcio aquatico Italian
kureson Japanese
oranda-garashi Japanese
orandafugerashi Japanese
orandagarashi Japanese
オランダガラシ Japanese
オランダフゲラシ Japanese
クレソン Japanese
mul naeng i Korean
물냉이 Korean
paprastasis rėžiukas Lithuanian
engelskarse Norwegian
concisas Occitan
crechoù Occitan
creisselons Occitan
graisson Occitan
grasiloun Occitan
greisilhou Occitan
năsturel Polish
rukiew wodna Polish
agrião-das-fontes Portuguese
agrião-de-água Portuguese
agrião-do-rio Portuguese
agrião-silvestre Portuguese
năsturel medicinal Romanian
водяной кресс Russian
жеруха лекарственная Russian
настурция лекарственная Russian
крстовник Serbian
перастолистна поточарка Serbian
potočnica lekárska Slovak
navadna vodna kreša Slovene
balsamita mayor Spanish
berraza Spanish
berrera Spanish
berro Spanish
berro de agua Spanish
berro de fuente Spanish
mastuerzo acuático Spanish
mastuerzo de agua Spanish
chijchi Spanish (BO)
occoruru Spanish (BO)
kälkrasse Swedish
källfräne Swedish
källkrasse Swedish
suteresi Turkish
настурцiя лiкарська Ukrainian
berwr y dwr Welsh