Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Watercress at Gordon, ACT
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2 comments
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
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/1974216
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
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Nasturtium officinale Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum