Nasturtium officinale — Overview

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Perennial aquatic herb often rooting at the nodes with procumbent or ascending stems to 1 m. Lower leaves pinnate with 1-3 leaflets; upper sessile with 5-9 or more leaflets; leaflets all entire to sinuate. Flowers white in terminal racemes. Siliqua 10-18 mm.

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