Taxon report data from Calflora
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Nasturtium officinale
Common Name:Watercress
a.k.a.: Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Nasturtium officinale, a dicot, is a perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California.
| US Distribution: | |
| Plant Community(s): | many plant communities,, escaped cultivar, |
| Habitat: | |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
Name Status:
Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
County distribution list:
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, ContraCosta, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kern, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Modoc, Mariposa, Marin, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Francisco, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yuba
See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.
Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium
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