Swine-cress, Creeping wartcress, Crowfoot
Lepidium squamatum

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb. It is a small plant 0.3 m high. It grows as an annual or completes its life cycle over two years. The stems lie along the ground. They are branched and 5-30 cm long. The flower occurs at the end of the main stem. The flowers are small. They are about 2.5 mm across. The fruit has no real stalk. It is about 4 mm across. It is kidney shaped. It is a rough pod with ridges across it.

There are 10 Coronopus species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It comes from Europe. It occurs self sown in other countries. It grows in moist brackish ground. It can grow in arid places. Tasmania Herbarium.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Albania, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Azores, Balkans, Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Caucasus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Mediterranean, Middle East, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Africa, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tasmania, Tunisia, Turkey, Türkiye, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

How it is used for food

The leaves are eaten after much cooking. The root is used cooked.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Plants grow from seed.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cochlearia coronopus L.; Senebiera coronopus (L.) Poiret; Lepidium squamatum Forsskal; Coronopus procumbens Gilib.; Nasturtium verrucarium Garsault; Coronopus ruellii All.; Coronopus verrucarius (Garsault) Muschler & Thell.; Coronopus verrucarius (Garsault) Muschler & Thell. subsp. euverrucarius Muschler;