Nasturtium officinale W.T.Aiton, 1812 45% complete

Watercress

Hortus kew. ed. 2, 4:110. 1812

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Nasturtium officinale, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced10 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded16 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author W.T.Aiton No source recorded
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Bibliography Hortus kew. ed. 2, 4:110. 1812 No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1812 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Watercress No source recorded
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Observations Europe to C. Asia and Arabian Pen., Macaronesia, N. & NE. Trop. Africa No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 40 cm
  • 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 174, 178, 251, 500, 882, 918
Sourced
Biological type hydrophyte
  • hydrophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 500, 918
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Flower color white, green Differs from sources
Flower conspicuous true No source recorded
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Foliage texture coarse Differs from sources
Fruit shape silique Sourced
Growth form Multiple Stem No source recorded
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Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Growth rate Moderate No source recorded
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Maximum height 45 cm
  • 45 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 116, 174, 178, 251, 500, 882, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable true No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jan, may, jun Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 178, 882, 918
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 9 / 9 · saturated air No source recorded
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Ground humidity 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte)
  • 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 169, 178
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Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 6.4 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 169, 178
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record