Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

Watercress at Gordon, ACT

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Identification history

Nasturtium officinale

26 Dec 2015

MichaelBedingfield

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KenT wrote:

20 Dec 2015

Michael, I think that in the Richardson etal. Weeds of the south east book you will find this in the Brassicaceae as either Nasturtium officinale or Nasturtium microphyllum. On this site, these are in the genus Rorippa. I've also got some images of this genus but one needs more mature seed pods (for length and number of ssed rows) to take them to species, at least according to PlantNET

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

21 Dec 2015

Hi Ken. Thanks for these notes. On my daily walk to-day I revisited and collected some plant material. I have recorded another sighting with seed pods. See-
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/1974216

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Location information

Coordinates 149.084281 -35.455516
Altitude 527.6m
Maps Point Hut Pond
Places Gordon, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
4 Nov 2015 07:06 PM Recorded on
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MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other Fresh Water Plants Plants

Species information

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Scientific name
Watercress Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
Up to 1119.76m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Nasturtium officinale Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

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