Lepidium niloticum

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb.

Where it is found

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Egypt, North Africa

How it is used for food

It is eaten as a salad.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cochlearia nilotica Delile; Coronopus niloticus (Delile) Spreng.; Coronopus raddii Savi; Cotyliscus niloticus (Delile) Desv.; Senebiera nilotica (Delile) DC.;