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Genus: Rorippa
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About 80 species, widely distributed mainly in
temperate regions. Six species are native to southern Africa and
one species,
Rorippa
nasturtium-aquaticum (Watercress)
is naturalised in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of
Zimbabwe and
Flora of Mozambique.
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Rorippa cryptantha
Recorded from Zimbabwe.
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Rorippa fluviatilis
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Rorippa humifusa |
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Rorippa madagascariensis |
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Rorippa micrantha
Recorded from Zimbabwe. See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Rorippa nudiuscula
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Species naturalised in southern Africa
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Rorippa
nasturtium-aquaticum (Watercress)
Watercress is native to Europe where it grows in
streams, ditches, springs and fast-flowing waters. It has been used as a salad
plant since at least Roman times and the first records of it being grown
commercially date back to 1750 in Germany. Besides being used in salads, it is
put in sandwiches and used in soups
and oriental stir-fry dishes. It has a fresh, clean peppery taste. In South
Africa it is a declared Category 2
invasive plant. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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