Brassicaceae FAMILY
Nasturtium microphyllum
Nasturtium microphyllum
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Nasturtium microphyllum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, to W. Asia.
HabitatStream margins, ditches, flushes etc with moving water[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 27 Title The Vegetable Garden. Publication Author Vilmorin. A. Publisher Ten Speed Press Year ISBN 0-89815-041-8 Description A reprint of a nineteenth century classic, giving details of vegetable varieties. Not really that informative though. ], usually in chalk or limestone areas[ 52 Title Salads all the Year Round. Publication Author Larkcom. J. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1980 ISBN Description A good and comprehensive guide to temperate salad plants, with full organic details of cultivation. ].