Nasturtium officinale
watercress
As recorded: Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Brassicaceae
- Collected by
- Moore, J.W.
- Collector number
- 576
- Date
- January 27, 1927
- Locality
- Raiatea
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 27, 1927, Moore, J.W. also collected 14 other specimens.
Nasturtium officinale observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,559 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Ely, NV, US
(c) jdanielson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Stadt Quito, Ecuador
(c) hajo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
S King St, Leesburg, VA, US
(c) aljnrn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Oberschachenweg, Niedergösgen, SO, CH
(c) Bora Çelen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Waitara 4320, New Zealand
(c) mckaydee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Healdsburg
(c) susam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Nasturtium officinale. BISH 14060. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956168821. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/14060.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956168821 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026