Common name
English: White Watercress
German: Brunnenkresse
Mandarin: 豆瓣菜 (dou ban cai)
Portuguese: Agrião
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Capparales (36)
Family: Brassicaceae (33)(family description)
Genus: Nasturtium (1)
Epithet: officinale R.Br. (7)
Synonyms: Nasturtium fontanum Asch., Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) H. Karst.
fontanum => of a spring or fountain
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
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1417] Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum - Plants For A Future