Common names:
Nasturtium
Indian Cress

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 12 +10 °C (50 °F) to +15.6 °C (60 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 4a
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Useful for timber production
Edible Parts: Bark
Roots
Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds
Depth to plant seed
Seeds are hydrophilic: c i2hn1/
Miscellaneous: Thorned
Conservation status: Extinct (EX)

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