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Nasturtium MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Nasturtium
Tree Number(s)
B01.875.800.575.912.250.157.644
Unique ID
D031223
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D031223
Annotation
NASTURTIUM, GARDEN see TROPAEOLUM is also available
Scope Note
A plant genus of the family BRASSICACEAE. Nasturtium is also used as a common name for TROPAEOLUM. The common name of watercress is also used for RORIPPA & TROPAEOLUM. This is the most popular of the edible cresses, is a hardy creeping perennial plant, native to Europe but extensively naturalized elsewhere in moist places.
Entry Term(s)
Nasturtium officinale
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Registry Numbers
txid65947
txid65948
Related Numbers
txid65948
Public MeSH Note
2003
History Note
2003
Date Established
2003/01/01
Date of Entry
2002/07/03
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Nasturtium Preferred
Nasturtium officinale Narrower
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