Genus of flowering plants in the cabbage family Brassicaceae
Lepidium is a genus of plants in the mustard/cabbage family, Brassicaceae. The genus is widely distributed in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.[2] It includes familiar species such as garden cress, maca, and dittander. General common names include peppercress, peppergrass, pepperweed, and pepperwort. Some species form tumbleweeds.[3]The genus name Lepidium is a Greek word meaning 'small scale', which is thought to be derived from a folk medicine usage of the plant to treat leprosy, which cause small scales on the skin. Another meaning is related to the small scale-like fruit.[4]
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^Hagwood, Sheri. "Sensitive Plants of the JRA" (PDF). Idaho BLM. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
External links
"Inland Lepidium recovery plan 2000-2010" (PDF). Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. 2000. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
D.A. Norton; P.J. de Lange (1999). "Coastal Cresses (Nau) Recovery Plan" (PDF). Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved 2007-04-19.