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 Grapevine CanyonSue Smith |  Grapevine CanyonSue Smith |  Leaf Grapevine CanyonSue Smith |  Plants - spring Grapevine CanyonSue Smith | | |
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Origin:
Introduced
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Perennial aquatic herb, native of Europe with succulent leaves and reddish stems. Floats or lies in water or mud. Leaves have a peppery taste.
Identification notes: Perennials, aquatic, rhizomatous, rooting at proximal nodes, glabrous, sometimes pubescent. Stems prostrate or decumbent
distinguish this from other Brassicaceae.
Height:
16 inches
Habitat Description: Flowing streams, ditches, lake margins, swamps, marshes, and/or seeps.
Plant Communities:
Riparian
Elevation: Below 8500 feet
Color:
White
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Apr - Aug
Description:
White, with 4 rounded petals yellowish at base, to 1/4 inch wide, in rounded, terminal cluster.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Compound
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
No
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Dark green leaves are succulent, pinnately compound, alternate, to 6 inches long; 3 to 11 smooth, wavy leaflets broadly ovate each to 1/2 inch long (terminal leaflet is the longest).
Fruit Color: Red
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Cylindric or subclavate capsule, slender, curved, upward-pointing, smooth, shiny pod to 1/2 inch long, on 1/2 inch long stem.
Seed Notes: Reddish-brown, ovoid.
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