与“根茎水竹叶 Murdannia hookeri (C. B. Clarke) Bruckn.”相关的种有：
紫背鹿衔草Murdannia divergens (C. B. Clarke) Fruckn.
宽叶水竹叶Murdannia japonica (Thunb.) Faden
大果水竹叶Murdannia macrocarpa D.Y. Hong
矮水竹叶Murdannia spirata (L.) G. Brückn.
波缘水竹叶Murdannia undulata D.Y. Hong
