Cardaria draba subsp. chalepensis

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year.

Where it is found

It can grow in arid places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Afghanistan, Africa, Armenia, Asia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan, Syria

How it is used for food

The leaves are used as a vegetable. The seeds are used as flavouring and in chutneys.

Edible parts

Leaves, seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bashki

Synonyms

Lepidium draba L. subsp. chalepense (L.) O. Schulz; Physolepidium repens Schrenk; Lepidium chalepense L.; Lepidium propinquum Fischer & C. Meyer; Lepidium repens (Schrenk) Boiss. Hymenophysa fenestrata Boiss.; Hymenophysa persica Gilli; Cadaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Mazz.;