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Nasturtium officinale W. T. Aiton, Hortus Kew. 4: 110 1812. (Syn: (=) “Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) H. Karst., nom. inval.“; (=) Radicula nasturtium Cav.; (=) Radicula nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Rendle & Britten; (=) Rorippa nasturtium Beck; (=) Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek; (=) Sisymbrium nasturtium Thunb.; (=) Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum L.);
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Watercress; Hindi: Jal-indushoor; Punjab: Priya halim; Deccan: Lut-putiah; Nepal: Sim saag;
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Perennial aquatic herb in shallow waters and moist soil, procumbent and rooting on soil; leaves lyrate-pinnate, lower petiolate with up to 5 lealets, upper sessile, auricled and up to 9 leaflets, terminal leaflet suboricular; flowers white, 3.5-5 mm across, in many-flowerd racemes elongating to 20 cm in fruit; pedicels spreading or deflexed; siliqua sub-cylindrical, up to 18 mm long, slightly upurved.
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Cooked as vegetable, used as salad and for garnishing..
Commonly consumed, usually cooked with potatoes or as a nutritious soup for ill people.
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    Fruits & Vegetables Week: Nasturtium officinale, the Water Cress: In Sikkim we call it Simrayo or Sim-Saag (Nep), Saag that grows in marshy or ‘Simsar’ areas. If i am not mistaken, it is a naturalized exotic. It has many medicinal properties.
Kalatope – al130311:
Here is another tiny observation from Kalatope… Location: Kalatope, Chamba Nasturtium officinale, the water cress. It is sold as vegetable in California stores    Flora of Chakrata: Cardamine hirsuta from Lakhamandal area : Cardamine hirsuta from Lakhamandal area pls validate Rather Nasturtium officinale, the water cress
Brassicaceae Week: Nasturtium officinale from Paddar Valley J&K:
Bot. name: Nasturtium officinale Location: Paddar Valley J&K
Altitude: 2000 meters Yes …
     Brassicaceae Week: Nasturtium officinale, the Water Cress: syn: Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum L.
Common name: Watercress
Perennial aquatic herb in shallow waters and moist soil, procumbent and rooting on soil; leaves lyrate-pinnate, lower petiolate with up to 5 lealets, upper sessile, auricled and up to 9 leaflets, terminal leaflet suboricular; flowers white, 3.5-5 mm across, in many-flowerd racemes elongating to 20 cm in fruit; pedicels spreading or deflexed; siliqua sub-cylindrical, up to 18 mm long, slightly upurved.
Growing along water bodies, mainly running water in temperate climate, cooked as vegetable, used as salad and for garnishing.
Photographed from Kashmir, Manali and from California where it is sold in stores.. Local names
Punjab: Piriya halim
Deccan: Lut-putiah
Habitat: untended area near human settlement
Habit: herb, about 50 cm high; grooved stem; compound leaf with 5 – 7 leaflets; pod about 12 seeded; not sure of flower size at Manali on 04 JUN 08 To me it looks like Nasturtium officinale/ It was growing on a land between two road-side hotels. To me also this appears like Nasturtium officinale…
Yes \very nice FYI, In Sikkim it is called ‘Sim-rayo” (Sim=marsh, rayo= Rai-saag, or leafy veg), and is commonly consumed, usually cooked with potatoes or as a nutritious soup for ill people.
It is naturalized in many places here and people collect it even along road-sides from waterlogged patches to sell in bundles in bazar.
Common even in Gangtok (1800m) as well as in Lachung Valley at c. 2800m alt where it grows quite stunted and is not prolific unlke in the lower altitudes.
I have a small pond in Gangtok where it grows and the place is rich in Dragonflies, Damselsflies, Toads and Frogs. it does best in gently flowing water. At least three to four moths breed on it but have yet to follow through complete lifecycles. Some which I tried were parasitized by Tachynid flies. Hope to get some during next season. Have tried some de-silting of my pond which has messed it up right now. . Nasturtium officinale from Panipat-2011: (9 pictures) Yes Nice Catch of Nasturtium officinale Strange!! It seems Panipat is turning into a temperate habitat.
For Id.pl. : 1 image. 3 posts by 3 authors. I hope water cress, Nasturtium officinale. Yes, this is a call from me too.. Nasturtium officinale..
Water Spinach?/ABMAR14 : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
I bought two bunches of this for twenty rupees from a street vendor today in Dharamshala. He called it Jal Palak or Water Spinach and advised me to cook it as saag. I photographed it at home before we cook it tomorrow morning. I believe it is collected in the wild. It doesn’t look like Ipomoea aquatica to me. Please advise. Dharamshala, HP
1500m
8 March 2015 Please note pinnate leaves, it can’t be Ipomoea. great now i need to do more un-ruffling my ruffled thoughts about palak… Thank you … We ate it and it was quite delicious. I was suspecting it to be of the watercress family but I may be wrong.
Here are flowers of Water Cress Nasturtium officinale and Sium latijugum Thank you … I will show these to a friend and report back. foi links nor the foi itself opening// servers not working for about 24 hours
error messages repeatedly Here are the images Attachments (6) thanks … these leaves are reminiscent of those we eat in usa… called watercress…
but … pic leaves seem more delicate, not fleshy and are elongated with narrower tips than the watercress i know… though your number six leaves seem to be like those of … case… case of upper leaves vs lower leaves? or different cultivar?
thanks for the flower pictures its 4 petals again reminds me of cruciferous veg… and if i remember correctly, should not be eaten from wild crafting… water hemlock grows in similar places and flowers look similar though FIVE petalled…
… from market it may be farmed so safe to eat, but don’t wild craft to eat …
I would like to see if the vendors bring in flowered plants to sell My first three images are Watercress, Nasturtium officinale
Last three Sium latijugum, that what I suggested for … upload ok then that clarifies the issues and warning etc. I found this lovely spread of Watercress with flowers and thought of sharing with everyone. It grows aplenty near my home but I am yet to bring a few sprigs home for food. I took a couple of close ups of the flowers of Watercress on my phone today. Some days back I collected the leaves and cooked them with potatoes. The result was very good. Nasturtium officinale
Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1750m
29 April 2015
you go beyond call of duty Reminds me of a conversation I had with Shrikant here, he said he uses his camera on his new cell phone for most of the close ups too… Yes Watercress, Nasturtium officinale. I enjoy revisiting the plants I know about (or don’t know about) and am blessed with lovely surroundings here. I walk each day to work and back and see most of the plants I photograph. A phone is very handy for close ups as it allows decent magnification without additional equipment. I happen to use an iPhone 5 but most smart phones now a days have excellent cameras.
The sedum flower in my recent post was also photographed on my phone. Thank you … I can confirm it makes a lovely dish with potatoes. Thanks … for my List of palaks
Id Manali 3 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Id pl of the flower- plant near the ground level above the appro altitude 7000 feet. Water cress, Nasturtium officinale…!! Agree with …, though the twigs may be a bit redder?
     SK512 10 MAY-2017:ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Location: Taplejung, Nepal
Date: 18 April 2017
Altitude: 5500 ft.
Brassicaceae? Pl. Check comparative images in efi at family page. Nasturtium officinale R.Br. ??? Thanks, …, for the Id. I also feel these look close to images at Nasturtium officinale
etymology-Nasturtium officinale – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Nasturtium officinale W.T.Aiton : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4)- around 750 kb each.
Location: Godawari, Lalitpur,, Nepal
Altitude: 1566 m.
Date: 04 June 2019
Habit : Wild
. Identification required for this plant: 1 high res. image. Brassicaceae! Cardamine? Please send more images including habitat. I think close to images at
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