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Rorippa sp.

A watercress at Tennent, ACT

Rorippa sp. at Tennent, ACT - 27 Dec 2016 06:32 PM
Rorippa sp. at Tennent, ACT - 27 Dec 2016 06:32 PM
Rorippa sp. at Tennent, ACT - 27 Dec 2016 06:32 PM
Rorippa sp. at Tennent, ACT - 27 Dec 2016 06:32 PM
Rorippa sp. at Tennent, ACT - 27 Dec 2016 06:32 PM
Rorippa sp. at Tennent, ACT - 27 Dec 2016 06:32 PM
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Identification history

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

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

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MichaelBedingfield 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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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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