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Watercresses
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Watercresses

Nasturtium

Nasturtium () is a genus of a small number of plant species in the family Brassicaceae (cabbage family) commonly known as watercress or yellowcress. The best known species are the edible Nasturtium officinale and Nasturtium microphyllum. Nasturtium was previously synonymised with Rorippa, but molecular evidence supports its maintenance as a distinct genus more closely related to Cardamine than to Rorippa sensu stricto.

These plants are related to garden cress and mustard, noteworthy for a peppery, tangy (pungent) flavor. The name Nasturtium comes from the Latin nasus tortus, meaning "twisted nose", in reference to the effect on the nasal passages of eating the plants.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

watercress

speciesNasturtium officinale

Narrow-fruited Watercress

speciesNasturtium microphyllum

Florida Yellowcress

speciesNasturtium floridanum

Hybrid Watercress

hybridNasturtium × sterile

Gambel's watercress

speciesNasturtium gambelii

Moroccan Watercress

speciesNasturtium africanum

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Watercresses in Medical and Philosophical Garden

Medical and Philosophical Garden

Joachim Camerarius · 1588 · p.376

Watercresses in Precursor to the Botanical Theatre

Precursor to the Botanical Theatre

Caspar Bauhin · 1620 · p.51

Watercresses in Living Images of Plants

Living Images of Plants

Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.416

Watercresses in Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam

Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam

Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.504

Watercresses in Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)

Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)

Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.359

Watercresses in Latin Herbal

Latin Herbal

1484 · p.201

Watercresses in Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

1484 · p.229

Watercresses in Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

1484 · p.231

Watercresses in Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)

Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)

1486 · p.205

Watercresses in Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)

Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)

1486 · p.199

Watercresses in Herbal of Virtues

Herbal of Virtues

1499 · p.203

Watercresses in The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation

The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation

Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.147

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54332.