Vegetable, Weed
watercress
True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Brown
ReticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
has a lateral hook on the margin.
RadicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
lobe indentation visible. The bases of the reticulationReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.
network are shiny.
Not listed
Included
Brassicaceae
Nasturtium officinale W.T. Aiton
Nasturtium nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) H. Karst.
Nasturtium officinale var. siifolium (Rchb.) W.D.J. Koch
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek
Sisymbrium nasturtium-aquaticum L.
