Lepidium niloticum
(Delile) Sieber
Brassicaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A herb in the Brassicaceae family that grows in Mediterranean climates.
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Edible Uses
It is eaten as a salad, using the leaves.
Traditional Uses
It is eaten as a salad.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Egypt, North Africa,
Synonyms
Cochlearia nilotica DelileCoronopus niloticus (Delile) Spreng.Coronopus raddii SaviCotyliscus niloticus (Delile) Desv.Senebiera nilotica (Delile) DC.
References (1)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 603 (As Coronopus nilotica)
