Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Watercress at Googong, NSW
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| Unverified | Wandiyali | 7 Nov 2016 |
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User's notes
Wet open gully, in water.
1 comment
10 Nov 2016
Assuming my ID is right and this is Watercress, I advise against harvesting and eating as water cress is a host in a life cycle of Liver Fluke, a parasite, which can infect people eating watercress from the streams of our region.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.204600-35.410650
- Altitude 732.7m
- Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2016 09:31 AM Recorded on
- Wandiyali Recorded by
Collections
- Wandiyali 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