Which plant is this?

[Martin in Holland]

I found a nice plant in a stream in south China, but I have no idea what it is....anyone here that could help?

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and a pictures of the stream

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[Yo-han]

Unfortunate something went wrong with the pictures. Maybe you can post them again?

 

[Martin in Holland]

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Maybe we can see a picture now?

 

[Martin in Holland]

now for sure

 

[Martin in Holland]

and this is the stream where I found the plant

 

[Yo-han]

Love the fishing net😉 But no IDea on the plant...

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
I think it is Water Cress (Nasturtium officinale).

cheers Darrel

 

[Martin in Holland]

Great....so it doesn't even look nice, I can eat it too...actually I popped a leaf in my mouth and indeed it tastes like Water Cress (I hope I won't die now), but I've never seen one with those striped leaves before.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Great....so it doesn't even look nice, I can eat it too...actually I popped a leaf in my mouth and indeed it tastes like Water Cress (I hope I won't die now), but I've never seen one with those striped leaves before.

I doubt it will do you much harm, but don't eat it, it is a common source of liver fluke for Humans. The striping may be related to herbicide damage, as the plant looks a bit "curly" as well.

It grows best in flowing calcareous water, so most of the commercial production in the UK is based around spring water from the chalk aquifers in Wilts, Hants etc.

cheers Darrel

 

[Martin in Holland]

ok...I won't make a meal out of it. I think you right about herbicide damage...they use a lot here in China and still sell it as organic...I guess they have a different conclusion about what's organic and what's not😕