species

Nasturtium officinale

watercress · yellowcress · Water-cress · Agnandrano

A scale drawing of Nasturtium officinale, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Nasturtium officinale belongs to the family Brassicaceae, also known as watercress, yellowcress, Water-cress or Agnandrano, native to the UK. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in poorly drained or boggy conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Full sun, Part shade
Acidity
Neutral
Moisture
Poorly drained, Boggy
In the UK
Native

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Record data from biflora (287534-1), under OGL-UK-3.0.