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Lepidium pseudohyssopifolium

Hewson

Peppercress

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Description

A herb. It grows 60 cm tall. The leaves vary is shape but are broadly sword shaped. They are 9 cm long and 15 mm wide. They get shorter up the stem. They can have teeth and hairs along the edge.

Edible Uses

The plant is used in cooking as a flavouring herb.

Traditional Uses

The plant is used in cooking as a flavouring herb.

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Distribution

It is a warm temperate world.

Where It Grows

Australia,

References (1)

  • Williams A. & Sides, T., 2008, Wiradjuri Plant Use in the Murrumbidgee Catchment. Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority. Wagga Wagga, p 80

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