Lepidium capense
Thunb.
Peppergrass
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Description
A herbaceous plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) found in subtropical regions.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Synonyms
Lepidium africanum var. serratum Thell.Lepidium africanum var. typicum Thell.Lepidium decumbens Desv.
Also Known As
Sebista
References (5)
- Grivetti, L. E., 1980, Agricultural development: present and potential role of edible wild plants. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Report to the Department of State Agency for International Development. p 65
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 39
- van Wyk, Be., & Gericke, N., 2007, People's plants. A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa. Briza. p 72
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
