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Rorippa aquatica (EATON) E.J.PALMER & STEYERM. ? |
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Fam.: Brassicaceae / Crucifers
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| Synon.: Nasturtium lacustre A.GRAY |
| Genus: Rorippa SCOP., Nasturtium W.T.AITON |
| Authors: | |||
| Amos Eaton (1776 - 1842), botanist and geologist in USA | |||
| Ernest Jesse Palmer (1875 - 1962), botanist in the USA | |||
| Julian Alfred Steyermark (1909 - 1988), botanist from USA | |||
| Asa Gray (1810 - 1888), botanist at Harvard (USA) | |||
| Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723 - 1788), Tyrolian physician and naturalist | |||
| William Townsend Aiton (1766 - 1849), English gardener | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Rorippa: | from a low-german plant name | ||
| aquatica: | growing in or at water | ||
| Nasturtium: | Roman plant name | ||
| lacustre: | living in a pond | ||
It is not entirely certain whether the young plants found in the mud on the banks of the Elbe are really Rorippa aquatica. This comes from the eastern parts of the United States, where it is rare and endangered. In Central Europe it is used by aquarists. | ||
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