Nasturtium officinale W. T. Aiton in W. Aiton and W. T. Aiton (Q3618)

Flora Commons

accepted id

Nasturtium officinale W.T. Aiton

taxon name

Nasturtium officinale

W.T. Aiton

FNA Editorial Committee. 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Volume 7: Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York.

taxon status

accepted

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taxon name

Nasturtium officinale

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taxon authority

W.T. Aiton

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taxon rank

species

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taxon status

accepted

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common name

cresson de fontaine (French)

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cresson officinal (French)

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cresson (French)

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watercress (English)

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common watercress (English)

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southern watercress (English)

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true watercress (English)

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VasCan taxon numeric id

4083

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distribution

CA-BC

present

introduced

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Douglas, G.W., G.B. Straley, D.V. Meidinger & J. Pojar. 1998. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia. B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks and B.C. Ministry of Forests. Victoria. Crown Publications. 8 vols.

CA-AB

present

introduced

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Moss, E.H. 1983. Flora of Alberta. 2nd edition, revised by J.G. Packer. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. 687 pp.

CA-SK

present

introduced

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Harms, V.L. 2006. Annotated catalogue of Saskatchewan vascular plants. http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/Docs/AnnotatedCatalogueSKVascPlants2006.pdf

CA-MB

present

introduced

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Manitoba Checklist, 2002

CA-ON

present

introduced

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Newmaster, S.G., A. Lehela, M.J. Oldham, P.W.C. Uhlig & S. McMurray. 1998. Ontario Plant List. Ontario Forest Research Institute, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Forest Information Paper No. 123. 550 pp.

CA-QC

present

introduced

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Marie-Victorin, Fr. 1995. Flore laurentienne. 3e éd. Mise à jour et annotée par L. Brouillet, S.G. Hay, I. Goulet, M. Blondeau, J. Cayouette et J. Labrecque. Gaétan Morin éditeur. 1093 pp.

CA-NB

present

introduced

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Hinds, H.R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick : a manual for the identification of the vascular plants of New Brunswick. 2nd edition. Biology Department, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. 699 pp.

CA-PE

excluded

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Catling, P.M., D.S. Erskine & R.B. MacLaren. 1985. The Plants of Prince Edward Island with new records, nomenclatural changes, and corrections and deletions. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch, Ottawa. Publication 1798. 272 pp.

CA-NS

present

introduced

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Zinck, M. 1998. Roland's Flora of Nova Scotia. Nimber Publishing & Nova Scotia Museum. Halifax, N. S. 2 vols. 1297 pp.

Newfoundland, CA

excluded

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Meades, S., S.G. Hay & L. Brouillet. 2000. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador. Published in association with A Digital Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador Vascular Plants. http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm (consulted 2009-09-02) http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm

CA-AB

Alta.

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CA-BC

B.C.

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CA-MB

Man.

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CA-NB

N.B.

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CA-NL

Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.)

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CA-NS

N.S.

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CA-ON

Ont.

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CA-PE

P.E.I.

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CA-QC

Que.

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US-AL

Ala.

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US-AK

Alaska

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US-AZ

Ariz.

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US-AR

Ark.

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US-CA

Calif.

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US-CO

Colo.

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US-CT

Conn.

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US-DE

Del.

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US-DC

D.C.

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US-FL

Fla.

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US-GA

Ga.

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US-ID

Idaho

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US-IL

Ill.

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US-IN

Ind.

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US-IA

Iowa

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US-KS

Kans.

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US-KY

Ky.

1 reference

US-ME

Maine

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US-MD

Md.

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US-MA

Mass.

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US-MI

Mich.

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US-MN

Minn.

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US-MS

Miss.

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US-MO

Mo.

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US-MT

Mont.

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US-NE

Nebr.

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US-NV

Nev.

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US-NH

N.H.

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US-NJ

N.J.

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US-NM

N.Mex.

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US-NY

N.Y.

1 reference

US-NC

N.C.

1 reference

US-ND

N.Dak.

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US-OH

Ohio

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US-OK

Okla.

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US-OR

Oreg.

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US-PA

Pa.

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US-RI

R.I.

1 reference

US-SC

S.C.

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US-SD

S.Dak.

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US-TN

Tenn.

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US-TX

Tex.

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US-UT

Utah

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US-VT

Vt.

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US-VA

Va.

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US-WA

Wash.

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US-WV

W.Va.

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US-WI

Wis.

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US-WY

Wyo.

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Europe

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Asia

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n Africa

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also elsewhere in the New World

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tropical and s Africa

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Australia

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Nasturtium W. T. Aiton in W. Aiton and W. T. Aiton

parent taxon

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taxon habit

herb

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GBIF taxon key

7701037

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

IUCN Redlist Category

NE

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

phenology

Flowering Feb–Sep.

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taxon habitat

flowing streams

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ditches

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lake margins

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swamps

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marshes

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seeps

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elevation

0-3000 m

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special status

W

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I

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taxon description fragment

Plants glabrous throughout or sparsely pubescent.

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d0_s0

Stems 1–11 (–20) dm.

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d0_s1

Cauline leaves: petiole not winged, base auriculate;

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d0_s2

blade 3–9 (–13) -foliolate, (1–) 2–15 (–22) cm;

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d0_s3

lateral leaflets sessile or petiolulate, rachis not winged, blade smaller than terminal;

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d0_s4

terminal leaflet (or simple blade) suborbicular to ovate, or oblong to lanceolate, (0.4–) 1–4 (–5) cm × (3–) 7–25 (–40) mm, base obtuse, cuneate, or subcordate, margins entire or repand, apex obtuse.

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d0_s5

Fruiting pedicels divaricate or descending, straight or recurved, 5–17 (–24) mm.

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d0_s6

Flowers: sepals 2–3.5 × 0.9–1.6 mm;

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d0_s7

petals white or pink, spatulate or obovate, 2.8–4.5 (–6) × 1.5–2.5 mm, (base to 1 mm), apex rounded;

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d0_s8

filaments 2–3.5 mm;

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d0_s9

anthers 0.6–1 mm.

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d0_s10

Fruits (0.6–) 1–1.8 (–2.5) cm × (1.8–) 2–2.5 (–3) mm;

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d0_s11

ovules (28–) 36–60 per ovary;

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d0_s12

style 0.5–1 (–1.5) mm.

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d0_s13

Seeds biseriate, reddish-brown, ovoid, (0.8–) 0.9–1.1 (–1.3) × (0.6–) 0.7–0.9 (–1) mm, coarsely reticulate with 25–50 (–60) areolae on each side.

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d0_s14

2n = 32.

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d0_s15

morphology statement

whole organism

pubescence

glabrous

throughout

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d0_s0

whole organism

pubescence

pubescent

sparsely; sparsely

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d0_s0

whole organism

growth form

plant

1 reference

d0_s0

stem

11

20

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d0_s1

stem

1

11

1 reference

d0_s1

leaf petiole

winged

not

1 reference

d0_s2

auriculate

1 reference

d0_s2

3-9(-13)-foliolate

1 reference

d0_s3

1

2

1 reference

d0_s3

15

22

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d0_s3

2

15

1 reference

d0_s3

sessile

1 reference

d0_s4

petiolulate

1 reference

d0_s4

leaf rachis

winged

not

1 reference

d0_s4

size

smaller

1 reference

d0_s4

suborbicular

ovate or oblong

1 reference

d0_s5

suborbicular

ovate or oblong

1 reference

d0_s5

0.4

1

1 reference

d0_s5

4

5

1 reference

d0_s5

1

4

1 reference

d0_s5

3

7

1 reference

d0_s5

25

40

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d0_s5

7

25

1 reference

d0_s5

obtuse

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d0_s5

cuneate

1 reference

d0_s5

subcordate

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d0_s5

cuneate

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d0_s5

subcordate

1 reference

d0_s5

inflorescence palea margin

entire

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d0_s5

inflorescence palea margin

repand

1 reference

d0_s5

obtuse

1 reference

d0_s6

arrangement

divaricate

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d0_s6

orientation

descending

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d0_s6

course

straight

1 reference

d0_s6

orientation

recurved

1 reference

d0_s6

17

24

1 reference

d0_s6

5

17

1 reference

d0_s6

inflorescence flower sepal

2

3.5

1 reference

d0_s7

inflorescence flower sepal

0.9

1.6

1 reference

d0_s7

white

1 reference

d0_s8

pink

1 reference

d0_s8

spatulate

1 reference

d0_s8

obovate

1 reference

d0_s8

4.5

6

1 reference

d0_s8

2.8

4.5

1 reference

d0_s8

1.5

2.5

1 reference

d0_s8

rounded

1 reference

d0_s8

inflorescence flower androecium stamens filament

2

3.5

1 reference

d0_s9

inflorescence flower anther

0.6

1

1 reference

d0_s10

0.6

1

1 reference

d0_s11

1.8

2.5

1 reference

d0_s11

1

1.8

1 reference

d0_s11

1.8

2

1 reference

d0_s11

2.5

3

1 reference

d0_s11

2

2.5

1 reference

d0_s11

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil ovule

atypical quantity

28

36

1 reference

d0_s12

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil ovule

quantity

36

60

1 reference

d0_s12

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style

1

1.5

1 reference

d0_s13

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style

0.5

1

1 reference

d0_s13

stem areola

atypical quantity

50

60

1 reference

d0_s14

stem areola

quantity

25

50

1 reference

d0_s14

arrangement

biseriate

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d0_s15

reddish-brown

1 reference

d0_s15

ovoid

1 reference

d0_s15

0.8

0.9

1 reference

d0_s15

1.1

1.3

1 reference

d0_s15

0.9

1.1

1 reference

d0_s15

0.6

0.7

1 reference

d0_s15

0.9

1

1 reference

d0_s15

0.7

0.9

1 reference

d0_s15

relief

reticulate

coarsely

1 reference

d0_s15

chromosome

quantity

32

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