Nasturtium microphyllum

Small Watercress
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Nasturtium
Species: N. microphyllum
Binomial name
Nasturtium microphyllum
Boenn. ex Rchb
Synonyms[1]
  • Nasturtium officinale var. microphyllum Boenn. ex Rchb.
  • Nasturtium officinale var. microphyllum Boenn.
  • Nasturtium officinale var. olgae N. Busch
  • Nasturtium uniseriatum H.W.Howard & Manton
  • Pirea olgae T. Durand ex Prantl
  • Rorippa microphylla (Boenn. ex Rchb.) Hyl. ex Á. Löve & D. Löve
  • Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum subsp. microphylla (Boenn. ex Rchb.) O.Bolòs & Vigo

Nasturtium microphyllum is an aquatic plant species widespread across Europe and Asia, and naturalized in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Australia, and other places. It occurs in wet locations generally at elevations less than 1500 m. It has been reported from every Canadian Province except Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan. In the US, it is fairly common in New England, New York, and Michigan, with scattered populations in the southern and western parts of the country.[2][3][4]

References

  1. The Plant List
  2. Flora of North America v 7 p 490, Nasturtium microphyllum
  3. Reichenbach, Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig. 1832, Flora Germanica Excursoria 683, Nasturtium microphyllum
  4. Löve, Áskell & Löve, Doris Benta Maria. 1948. Iceland University Institute of Applied Science Deptartment of Agriculture Report, Reykjavik, 3: 109, Rorippa microphylla

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