Genus Nasturtium
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Range:
Location unknown
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Short etymology:
La. nasus = nose; tortus = tormented, twisted; from torquere = to twist. The acrid smell of N. officinalis (watercress) causes the nose to wrinkle. (No relation to the gardener’s ‘nasturtium’, which is a Tropaeolum.)
Scientific name:
Nasturtium W.T. Aiton
Etymology source:
Global vulnerability:
NE
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Protologue:
Hort. Kew. (Hill), ed. 2 4: 109-110 (1812)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1812
Observations of Taxon
Nasturtium officinale
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Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown