Rorippa sp.

A watercress at Tennent, ACT

Rorippa sp. at Tennent, ACT - 27 Dec 2016
Rorippa sp. at Tennent, ACT - 27 Dec 2016
Rorippa sp. at Tennent, ACT - 27 Dec 2016
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Identification history

Rorippa sp. 21 May 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Rorippa sp. 19 May 2017 BettyDonWood
Nasturtium officinale 19 May 2017 michaelb

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User's notes

In a small creek in Gigerline Nature Reserve, to the west of the Murrumbidgee River.

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michaelb wrote:
   19 May 2017
This is Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum or Rorippa microphylla. I can't tell which one because the fruits were not mature. I've suggested the former because it seems to be much more common.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   19 May 2017
Both species have been renamed. Rorippa nasturtium-aquatium has reverted to Nasturtium officinale, and Rorippa microphylla now Nasturtium microphyllum. There is only one relatively recent (1995) record of Nasturtium microphyllum in the area.

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Pellaea calidirupium (Hot Rock Fern) at Tennent, ACT - 17 Sep 2014 by michaelb
Erodium crinitum (Native Crowfoot) at Tennent, ACT - 17 Sep 2014 by michaelb
Acacia rubida (Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle) at Tennent, ACT - 10 Sep 2014 by michaelb
Vombatus ursinus (Common wombat, Bare-nosed Wombat) at Tennent, ACT - 2 Aug 2014 by michaelb
Erodium crinitum (Native Crowfoot) at Tennent, ACT - 6 Oct 2008 by michaelb
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Persicaria decipiens (Slender Knotweed) at Tennent, ACT - 1 Apr 2004 by michaelb

Location information

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 27 Dec 2016 06:32 PM Recorded on
  • michaelb Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Rorippa sp. Scientific name
  • A watercress Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor Weed or Pest
  • 574.9m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Nasturtium sp.

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