Lepidium spinosum
Ard.
Pepper cress
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Description
A short herb. It grows each year from seeds. It grows 40 cm tall. The leaves at the base have loves along the side. These are slender. The upper leaves are narrow and do not have lobes. The flowers are white. They are 2-3 mm across. They are along long flower stalks. The fruit is a pod that is heart shaped and 5-6 mm long. It has deep notches.
Edible Uses
The fresh leaves are eaten and added to salads.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten fresh and added to salads.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in moist waste ground.
Where It Grows
Europe, Greece, Mediterranean, Spain, Turkey, Türkiye,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Kerdime, Musurat
References (5)
- Blamey, M and Grey-Wilson, C., 2005, Wild flowers of the Mediterranean. A & C Black London. p 67
- Dogan, Y., 2012, Traditionally used wild edible greens in the Aegean Region of Turkey. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 81(4): 329-342
- Ertug, F., 2004, Wild Edible Plants of the Bodrum Area. (Mugla, Turkey). Turk. J. Bot. 28 (2004): 161-174
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
- Özdemir, E. and Kültür, S., 2017, Wild Edible Plants of Savaştepe District (Balıkesir, Turkey), Marmara Pharm J 21/3: 578-589
