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−| name = ''Nasturtium''+
−| image = Nasturtium_lvs.jpg+| image_width = 250px+
−| image_caption = ''Nasturtium microphyllum'', a [[watercress]]+
−| regnum = [[Plantae]]+| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]+| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]+| ordo = [[Brassicales]]+| familia = [[Brassicaceae]]+| genus = '''''Nasturtium''''' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R. Br.]]+| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]+
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−}}+'''''Nasturtium''''' is a [[genus]] of five [[species]] in the Family [[Brassicaceae]] (cabbage family), best known as containing the edible [[Watercress|watercresses]] ''Nasturtium microphyllum'' (''Rorippa microphylla'') and ''Nasturtium officinale'' (''R. nasturtium-aquaticum''). ''Nasturtium'' was previously synonymised with ''[[Rorippa]]'', but molecular evidence supports its maintenance as a distinct genus more closely related to ''[[Cardamine]]'' than to ''Rorippa'' ''[[sensu stricto]]'' (Al-Shehbaz & Price, 1998; Al-Shehbaz, Beilstein & Kellogg, 2006).+These plants are related to [[garden cress]] and [[Mustard plant|mustard]], noteworthy for a peppery, tangy (pungent) flavor. The name Nasturtium comes from the [[Latin]] ''nasus tortus'', meaning "twisted nose", in reference to the effect on the nasal passages of eating the plants. ''Nasturtium'' is not related to the genus ''[[Tropaeolum]]'' ([[Tropaeolaceae]]), popularly known as "[[Nasturtium (popular name)|nasturtiums]]". +== References == +* Al-Shehbaz, I. A. and R. A. Price, 1998. [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=1055-3177(199822)8%3A2%3C124%3ADOTGN(%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C Delimitation of the genus ''Nasturtium'' (Brassicaceae)]. ''Novon'' '''8:''' 124-126. +* Al-Shehbaz, I. A., M. A. Beilstein, and E. A. Kellogg, 2006. [http://www.springerlink.com/content/qn5822662455234v/ Systematics and phylogeny of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae): an overview]. ''Plant Systematics and Evolution'' '''259:''' 89–120
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−* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=NAOF USDA Plant Database for Nasturtium officinale]
{{otheruses4|the genus of watercresses|the flowering plants of the genus Tropaeolum|Nasturtium}}
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+|familia=Brassicaceae
+|genus=Nasturtium
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+|image=Nasturtium lvs.jpg
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+'''''Nasturtium''''' is a [[genus]] of five [[species]] in the Family [[Brassicaceae]] (cabbage family), best known as containing the edible [[watercress]]es ''Nasturtium microphyllum'' (''Rorippa microphylla'') and ''Nasturtium officinale'' (''R. nasturtium-aquaticum''). ''Nasturtium'' was previously synonymised with ''[[Rorippa]]'', but molecular evidence supports its maintenance as a distinct genus more closely related to ''[[Cardamine]]'' than to ''Rorippa'' ''[[sensu stricto]]'' (Al-Shehbaz & Price, 1998; Al-Shehbaz, Beilstein & Kellogg, 2006).
+These plants are related to [[garden cress]] and [[Mustard plant|mustard]], noteworthy for a peppery, tangy (pungent) flavor. The name Nasturtium comes from the [[Latin]] ''nasus tortus'', meaning "twisted nose", in reference to the effect on the nasal passages of eating the plants. ''Nasturtium'' is not related to the genus ''[[Tropaeolum]]'' ([[Tropaeolaceae]]), popularly known as "[[Nasturtium (popular name)|nasturtiums]]".
+==Cultivation==
+===Propagation===
−===Pests and diseases===
−==Species==
−''[[Nasturtium africanum]]'' Braun-Blanq.<br>
−''[[Nasturtium floridanum]]'' (Al-Shehbaz & Rollins) Al-Shehbaz & Price<br>
−''[[Nasturtium gambellii]]'' (S. Wats.) [[Otto Eugen Schulz|O.E. Schulz]]<br>
−''[[Nasturtium microphyllum]]'' (Boenn.) Rchb.<br>
−''[[Nasturtium officinale]]'' W.T. Aiton
−==Gallery==
−''Nasturtium africanum'' Braun-Blanq.<br>
+''Nasturtium floridanum'' (Al-Shehbaz & Rollins) Al-Shehbaz & Price<br>
+<gallery perrow=5>
−''Nasturtium gambellii'' (S. Wats.) [[Otto Eugen Schulz|O.E. Schulz]]<br>
+Image:Upload.png| photo 1
−''Nasturtium microphyllum'' (Boenn.) Rchb.<br>
+Image:Upload.png| photo 2
−''Nasturtium officinale'' W.T. Aiton
+Image:Upload.png| photo 3
−</gallery>
−==References==
+<references/>
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
+<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
−==External links==
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