Lerotho
Lepidium myriocarpum

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb. It keeps growing from year to year and grows 70 cm tall. The stems are smooth and leafy and branched. The leaves are simple and narrow. They taper to the tip. The flowers are in a long slender group 10 cm long with many flowers. The flowers are small and white. The fruit is a narrowly oval seed capsule.

There are about 150 Lepidium species.

Where it is found

A subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa

How it is used for food

The leaves are cooked along with other leaves. They can be crushed and boiled.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Nasturtium myriocarpum Kuntze;