Brassicaceae Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek

Watercress

Saanich - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 82

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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: Saanich
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Young leaves eaten raw.

RECRD: 47545 id: 33853

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