Nasturtium officinale

W.T.Aiton (1812)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Brassicales Family: Brassicaceae Genus: Nasturtium

watercress

Only found in cultivation

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Synonyms (46)

Arabis nasturtium Clairv. (1811)

Baeumerta nasturtium G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Schreb. (1800)

Cardamine aquatica (Garsault) Nieuwl. (1915)

Cardamine fontana Lam. (1779)

Cardamine nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Borbás (1900)

Cardaminum nasturtium Moench (1794)

Crucifera fontana E.H.L.Krause (1902)

Nasturtium alexandrinum Crantz (1769)

Nasturtium aquaticum Garsault (1764)

Nasturtium flexuosum Seub. (1840)

Nasturtium fontanum Asch. (1860)

Nasturtium fontanum var. longisiliquum Irmisch (1861)

Nasturtium insipidum E.Rev. ex Foucaud & Rouy (1893)

Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) H.Karst. (1886)

Nasturtium officinale f. subasarifolium Bolzon (1912)

Nasturtium officinale subsp. parvifolium (Peterm.) Arcang. (1882)

Nasturtium officinale subsp. rotundifolium A.P.Khokhr. (1991)

Nasturtium officinale var. asarifolium Rouy & Foucaud (1893)

Nasturtium officinale var. insipidum P.Fourn. (1936)

Nasturtium officinale var. intermedium Gren. (1865)

Nasturtium officinale var. macrocarpum Merino (1898)

Nasturtium officinale var. minor H.C.Hall ex Lej. (1831)

Nasturtium officinale var. parviflorum Gaudin (1829)

Nasturtium officinale var. parvifolium (Peterm.) Rouy & Foucaud (1893)

Nasturtium officinale var. paucijugatum Gray (1822)

Nasturtium officinale var. platyphyllum Boenn. (1824)

Nasturtium officinale var. praecox Gray (1822)

Nasturtium officinale var. precosium DC. (1821)

Nasturtium officinale var. siifolium (Rchb.) Steud. (1841)

Nasturtium officinale var. vulgare Alef. (1866)

Nasturtium parvifolium (Peterm.) H.W.Howard & Manton (1946)

Nasturtium roridulum Bello (1881)

Nasturtium siifolium Rchb. (1832)

Radicula nasturtium (Thunb.) Cav. (1803)

Radicula nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Britten & Rendle (1907)

Radicula officinalis (W.T.Aiton) J.Groves (1904)

Rorippa nasturtium Beck (1892)

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek (1905)

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum var. longisiliqua (Irmisch) B.Boivin (1966)

Rorippa officinalis (W.T.Aiton) P.Royen (1982)

Sisymbrium amarum Salisb. (1796)

Sisymbrium cardaminefolium Gilib. (1782)

Sisymbrium fluviatile Vell. (1829)

Sisymbrium nasturtium Thunb. (1784)

Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum L. (1753)

Sisymbrium officinale var. parvifolium Peterm. (1838)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Conservation Status

IUCN:Least Concern

Bibliography

Name Published In: Hortus Kew. 4: 110 (1812)

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Description	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Nasturtium officinale	Kokee stream, Waimea drainage basin		Preserved_Specimen		Forbes, C.N.	773	Kauai	BISH	1917-07-03
2	Nasturtium officinale	Kailua, in garden at 209 Oneawa Kai Pl	Aquatic grown in fish pond. A re-collection from same plants as Staples 1164.	Preserved_Specimen	Herb rooted in substrate, stems spreading across water's surface, fine masses of adventitious roots from nodes; leaves much reduced in size, reddish; flowers at apex of 1 stem, tiny; petals 4, white.	Staples, G.W.	1198	Oahu	BISH	2000-06-14
3	Nasturtium officinale	Kailua, Koolau Farmers	Purchased: 99¢ for 2 pot of seedlings.	Preserved_Specimen	Stems sprawling, hollow, rooting from lower nodes. No flowers.	Staples, G.W.	1164	Oahu	BISH	1998-12-12

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