A watercress at Tennent, ACT
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.
2 comments
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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Location information
- Coordinates 149.082519-35.531069
- Altitude 574.9m
- Maps Gigerline Nature Reserve
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2016 06:32 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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
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In flower
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Synonyms
Nasturtium sp.
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