Lepidium graminifolium

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb.

There are about 150 Lepidium species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Britain, Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, Sicily

How it is used for food

The shoots are cooked and eaten.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Crucifera graminifolia (L.) E. H. L. Krause; Iberis graminifolia (L.) Roth; Lepidium duffourri Sennen; Lepidium gramineum Lam.; Lepidium iberifolium St.-Lag.; Lepidium intermedium Ten.; Lepidium intermixtum Ten.; Lepidium lanceolatum C. Presl.; Lepidium miscellaneorum Schult.; Lepidium mixtum Jord.; Lepidium polycladum Jord.; Lepidium suffruticosum L.; Lepidium virgatum Jord.;