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Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park Nature Reserve, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park Nature Reserve, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Mukuvisi River
Photo: Mark Hyde
Mukuvisi Woodland
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| Synonyms: |
Nasturtium officinale R. Br. |
| Common names: | Watercress (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Perennial aquatic herb often rooting at the nodes with procumbent or ascending stems to 1 m. Lower leaves pinnate with 1-3 leaflets; upper sessile with 5-9 or more leaflets; leaflets all entire to sinuate. Flowers white in terminal racemes. Siliqua 10-18 mm. |
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| Habitat: | A cosmopolitan weed in and around streams, pools and dams. |
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| Flowering time: | Aug - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Europe, North Africa and Asia; introduced elsewhere |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 3 October 2008 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 40. As Nasturtium officinale Exell, A.W. (1960). Brassicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 185. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 31. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 41. as Nasturtium officinale |
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