Watercress

Japanese: watercress
Watercress

…A perennial aquatic plant of the Brassicaceae family, also known as watercress, watercress, watercress, watercress, or watercress. Native to Europe, it was introduced to Japan in 1870-71 and has become naturalized, growing in colonies on the banks of fast-flowing rivers and slow-flowing streams.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "watercress" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アブラナ科の多年生水生植物で,ウォータークレスwatercress,オランダガラシ,ミズガラシ,クレッソンともいう。ヨーロッパの原産で,日本には1870‐71年に渡来し,急流の川岸,緩流の小川に群生し,野生化している。…

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