Common name
English: White Watercress
German: Brunnenkresse
Mandarin: 豆瓣菜 (dou ban cai)
Portuguese: Agrião
Nasturtium officinale R.Br.
Common name
English: White Watercress
German: Brunnenkresse
Mandarin: 豆瓣菜 (dou ban cai)
Portuguese: Agrião
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2090)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1997)
Class: Magnoliopsida (1684)
Order: Capparales (29)
Family: Brassicaceae (23) (family description)
Genus: Nasturtium (1)
Epithet: officinale R.Br. (5)
Synonyms: Nasturtium fontanum Asch., Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) H. Karst.
officinale => of practical use to man; official species in commerce, especially for medicinal purposes
Characteristics
Climate: temperate, sub-tropical
Habitat: hydrophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Nasturtium officinale at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI
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