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Nasturtium gambellii
Also called Gambel's Yellowcress
A rare aquatic or semi-aquatic herb in the mustard family, found in a few wet places in California and in central Mexico and Guatemala. It needs moist or wet conditions, and it is protected as a federally endangered species in the United States, so it should not be collected from the wild.
Nasturtium gambellii (syn. Rorippa gambellii) is a rare species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names Gambel's yellowcress and Gambel's watercress. It is known from three or four scattered occurrences in California. It is also native to central Mexico and Guatemala. Its total U.S. population was last estimated at fewer than 300 individuals. It was federally listed in California, as an endangered species of the United States in 1993.
Some sources spell the epithet with a single "l" as "gambelii," others with a double "ll" as "gambellii." Watson, in the original 1876 publication, spelled it with a double "l" and stated that it was named after "Gambell," collector of the type specimen. The collector was in fact William Gambel.
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