Nasturtium officinale

ClassificationDicots
FamilyBrassicaceae
Family (Traditional)Brassicaceae
GenusNasturtium
Species:Nasturtium officinale W. T. Aiton
Common NameWatercress
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Aquatic; General Ecology: Mudflat; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Type: Silique; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 4; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 4; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (6)

SynonymFull Citation
Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Karsten
Nasturtium officinale var. siifolium Nasturtium officinale var. siifolium (Reichenb.) W.D.J. Koch
Nasturtium siifolium Nasturtium siifolium
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek
Rorippa officinalis Rorippa officinalis (W.T. Aiton) P. Royen
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Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Barren (KY), Boyle (KY), Clark (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Grayson (KY), Harlan (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Meade (KY), Mercer (KY), Nelson (KY), Oldham (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Wayne (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Overton (TN), Perry (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sevier (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, BEREA, TENN, MTSU, UOS, BOON, MEM, KNK, UCHT, APSC, EKY, HTTU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA010773 Adair Kentucky
BEREA
Nasturtium officinale
TENN-V-0105652 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Nasturtium officinale
TENN-V-0105651 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Nasturtium officinale
31234100343456 Barren Kentucky 03 Jun 1978 G.P. Johnson
294
EKY
Nasturtium officinale
APSC0089567 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Nasturtium officinale
HTTU013611 Barren Kentucky
HTTU
Nasturtium officinale
TENN-V-0105653 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Nasturtium officinale
TENN-V-0105654 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Nasturtium officinale
31234100344405 Boyle Kentucky 30 May 2000 Timothy J. Weckman
5712
EKY
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
UCHT031752 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Nasturtium officinale
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