Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

Watercress at Fadden, ACT

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum at Fadden, ACT - 6 Aug 2016
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Identification history

Nasturtium officinale 12 Oct 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Nasturtium officinale 23 Sep 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 18 Sep 2016 ArcherCallaway

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3 comments

   19 Sep 2016
If this species is the same as http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3359901 I will merge it
dcnicholls wrote:
   19 Sep 2016
I am pretty sure this is not a fern
KenT wrote:
   23 Sep 2016
It has flowers so not a fern, it looks the same as sighting 3359901, both I think are in the family Brassicaceae (>300 genera). I would need a good image of the flowers with enough resolution to show the stamens and quite possibly an image of the fruit (siliqua) to identify it to genus or species.

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 6 Aug 2016 09:39 AM Recorded on
  • ArcherCallaway Recorded by

Species information

  • Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Scientific name
  • Watercress Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor Weed or Pest
  • Up to 1119.76m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Nasturtium officinale Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
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