Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Family: Brassicaceae Genus: Nasturtium Species: officinale

Synonyms: Nasturtium officinale var. paucijugatum, Nasturtium officinale var. praecox, Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum, Nasturtium insipidum, Nasturtium fontanum, Nasturtium officinale f. subasarifolium, Nasturtium officinale subsp. rotundifolium, Cardamine nasturtium-aquaticum, Nasturtium officinale var. minor, Arabis nasturtium, Cardaminum nasturtium, Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum, Nasturtium officinale var. platyphyllum, Nasturtium siifolium, Nasturtium officinale var. siifolium, Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, Baeumerta nasturtium, Radicula nasturtium, Radicula nasturtium-aquaticum, Sisymbrium fluviatile, Cardamine aquatica, Sisymbrium amarum, Nasturtium officinale var. vulgare, Nasturtium fontanum var. longisiliquum, Rorippa nasturtium, Crucifera fontana, Rorippa officinalis, Nasturtium officinale var. precosium, Cardamine fontana, Radicula officinalis, Nasturtium alexandrinum, Nasturtium parvifolium, Nasturtium officinale var. intermedium, Nasturtium officinale var. insipidum, Nasturtium officinale var. asarifolium, Nasturtium officinale subsp. parvifolium, Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum var. longisiliqua, Nasturtium roridulum, Nasturtium officinale var. parviflorum, Sisymbrium cardaminefolium, Nasturtium officinale var. parvifolium

Watercress
Watercress

Botanical Description

Growth form: Multiple Stem

Flower: white, green

Native Region: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde

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