Narrow-leafed peppercress, Peppergrass
Lepidium ruderale

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb. It grows for one or two years. It grows 10-35 cm tall. The leaves at the base have short stalks and higher up they do not have stalks.

There are about 150 Lepidium species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in sandy soils and pastures between 300-1,100 m above sea level in northern China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Britain, Caucasus, Central Asia, China, Europe, Georgia, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Mongolia, North America, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, SW Asia

How it is used for food

The leaves are used as a vegetable.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ban halim, Ts'its'mat'ula

Synonyms

Crucifera ruderalis (L.) E. H. L. Krause; Iberis ruderalis (L.) Crantz; Lepidium glaucescens Dumort.; Lepidium texanum Buckley; Nasturtium ruderale (L.) Scop.; Thlaspi reuderale (L.) All.; and others