Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

Watercress at Gordon, ACT

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum at Gordon, ACT - 4 Nov 2015
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum at Gordon, ACT - 4 Nov 2015
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum at Gordon, ACT - 4 Nov 2015
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum at Gordon, ACT - 4 Nov 2015
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Nasturtium officinale 26 Dec 2015 MichaelBedingfield

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2 comments

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
   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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  • 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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