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Common Name(s): Watercress
Family: Brassicaceae
Growth Habit: Perennial
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 40 to 80 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=90° (F)	Opt.Max=63° (F)
Opt.Min=54° (F)	Abs.Min=43° (F)

Precipitation: 39 to 90 (in.)
Winter Minimum: 37° (F)
Soil pH: 6.5 to 7.5
Soil Texture/Type: Medium light
Soil Drainage: Very Poor
Photoperiod Response:
Light Intensity:
Comments:
Aquatic. Medium to sandy soils.
Diseases:
Pythium, Phytothora, Sclerotinia, Rhizoctonia, Cercospora, Rust, Anthrachose
Uses:
Food - vegetable
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Tropical-rainy, steppe and semi-arid, subtropical, temperate
Geographical Origin:
Macaronesia, Northern Africa, Northeastern tropical Africa, Asia Temp, Indian Subcontinent, Europe, Widely naturalized
 
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