Host an Event Volunteer Join Tickets

Support the plant database you love!

Share

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Nasturtium gambelii

Nasturtium gambelii (S. Watson) O.E. Schulz

Gambel's Watercress, Gambel's Yellowcress

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Cardamine gambelii, Rorippa gambelii

USDA Symbol: NAGA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.
Native Habitat: Lake margins, streams, swamps, marshes, ponds.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q38L
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (CA)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: OBL
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Nasturtium gambelii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Nasturtium gambelii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Nasturtium gambelii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-27
Research By: CBR

Go back