Brassicaceae Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek

Watercress

Diegueno - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 37

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Scientific name: Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek
USDA symbol: RONA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Watercress
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves boiled and eaten as greens.

RECRD: 2539 id: 33840

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