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  • Nasturtium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Nasturtium may refer to: The plant genus Tropaeolum, commonly known as Nasturtium; The plant genus Nasturtium, a kind of water cress

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    MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE. Sorting Nasturtium names. Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms)

  • Nasturtium (genus) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Nasturtium is a genus of five species in the Family Brassicaceae (cabbage family), best known as containing the edible watercresses Nasturtium microphyllum (Rorippa microphylla ...

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Nasturtium, common name for several related climbing plants, native to South America, and widely grown in flower beds and garden borders. The nasturtium of gardens has showy, long-spurred flowers, usually orange or red in colour. The young, round leaves may be used as salad greens and the young flower buds eaten pickled. Nasturtium is also the scientific name for the unrelated watercress genus.

Scientific classification: Nasturtiums belong to the family Tropaeolaceae. The nasturtium of gardens is classified as Tropaeolum majus.

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