Species Cards
Water Cress
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
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Group: |
© Erica Bower Water cress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum) |
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Food chain : |
Producer |
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What it eats : |
Makes its own food from carbon dioxide and water, using sunlight energy. |
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Eaten by: |
Water snails, water voles, flowers visited by butterflies. |
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Habitat: |
PondPond |
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Description: |
A water plant that prefers clear, flowing water. Dark green leaves with rounded leaflets and clusters of while flowers. These are pollinated by insects. |
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