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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nasturtium officinale   FAMILY Brassicaceae   Go to FSUS key



(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nasturtium officinale   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Nasturtium officinale

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Nasturtium officinale

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-20-001:

Nasturtium officinale   FAMILY Brassicaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Nasturtium officinale var. officinale

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Nasturtium officinale var. siifolium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum

 

COMMON NAME:
Watercress


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image of Nasturtium officinale, Watercress

USDA Forest Service / A Guide to Medicinal Plants of Appalachia. 1969    mpa_page_183

        

image of Nasturtium officinale, Watercress

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_rona2_002_lvd

        

image of Nasturtium officinale, Watercress

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_sina4_001_lvd

        

image of Nasturtium officinale, Watercress

USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970    swus_page_211

        

image of Nasturtium officinale, Watercress

Gill Newberry    gn04_n_officinale

April        

The dark green leaves are pinnately compound; terminal leaflet larger, round, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).


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image of Nasturtium officinale, Watercress

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_nasturtium_officinale

September        

Flowers are about 0.2" wide and clustered at the stem tips, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nasturtium officinale   FAMILY Brassicaceae

(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nasturtium officinale   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Nasturtium officinale

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Nasturtium officinale

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-20-001:
Nasturtium officinale   FAMILY Brassicaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Nasturtium officinale var. officinale

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Nasturtium officinale var. siifolium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum

 

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967

Emergent aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Streams, springs, seepages, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Common in Mountains of GA & NC, uncommon in SC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Odd-pinnately compound: 3-9(13) leaflets
Alternate

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous, rooting at proximal nodes

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White or pink
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Silique

 

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