| Watercress |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
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Rosids |
| Order: |
Brassicales |
| Family: |
Brassicaceae |
| Genus: |
Nasturtium |
| Species: |
N. officinale |
| Binomial name |
Nasturtium officinale
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| Synonyms |
- Arabis nasturtium Clairv.
- Baeumerta nasturtium P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Schreb.
- Baeumerta nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek
- Cardamine aquatica (Garsault) Nieuwl.
- Cardamine fontana Lam.
- Cardamine nasturtium (Moench) Kuntze
- Cardamine nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Borbás
- Cardaminum nasturtium Moench
- Crucifera fontana E.H.L.Krause
- Nasturtium fontanum Asch.
- Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) H. Karst.
- Nasturtium siifolium Rchb.
- Radicula nasturtium (Moench) Druce
- Radicula nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Britten & Rendle
- Rorippa nasturtium (Moench) Beck
- Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek
- Rorippa officinalis (W.T. Aiton) P. Royen
- Sisymbrium amarum Salisb.
- Sisymbrium cardaminefolium Gilib.
- Sisymbrium fluviatile Vell.
- Sisymbrium nasturtium (Moench) Willd.
- Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum L.
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Watercress or yellowcress (Nasturtium officinale) is a species of aquatic flowering plant in the cabbage family, Brassicaceae.
Watercress is a rapidly growing perennial plant native to Eurasia. It is one of the oldest known leaf vegetables consumed by humans. Watercress and many of its relatives, such as garden cress, mustard, radish, and wasabi, are noteworthy for their piquant flavors.