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Florida yellowcress

Nasturtium floridanum

Florida yellowcress
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0

Florida yellowcress is a small aquatic or semi-aquatic perennial native to Florida, found in wet places at low elevations. It grows best with its roots in saturated soil or shallow water.

Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Aquatic
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep roots constantly wet or submerged in shallow water.
Soil
Moist, mucky or sandy-loam soil, or shallow water with fine sediment.
Temperature
15–28 °C; tolerates light frost but protect from hard freezes.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Florida
Climate
temperate

About

Nasturtium floridanum, common names Florida yellowcress and Florida watercress, is an aquatic plant species endemic to Florida, though widely distributed within that state. It is found in wet places at elevations less than 50 m.

Nasturtium floridanum can be distinguished from the more common N. officinale by its much smaller seeds, less than 2 mm across.

Other Nasturtium plants

Moroccan Watercress · Onerow yellowcress · Watercress

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nasturtium floridanum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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