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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = Garden Cress<br /> | image = Img 0717 garden cress.jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | image_caption = Young plants<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Brassicales]]<br /> | familia = [[Brassicaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Lepidium]]''<br /> | species = '''''L. sativum'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Lepidium sativum''<br /> | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L]].<br /> }}<br /> [[Image:Lepidium sativum vdg.jpg|thumb]]<br /> '''Garden cress''' (''Lepidium sativum'') is a fast-growing, edible plant botanically related to [[watercress]] and [[Mustard plant|mustard]] and sharing their peppery, tangy flavor and aroma. In some regions garden cress is known as '''garden pepper cress''', '''pepper grass''' or '''pepperwort'''.<br /> <br /> Garden cress is a [[perennial plant]], and an important green [[vegetable]] consumed by human beings, most typically as a garnish or as a [[leaf vegetable]]. Garden cress is found to contain significant amounts of [[iron]], [[calcium]] and [[folic acid]], in addition to [[vitamin]]s A and C. The garden cress produces an orange [[flower]] suitable for decorative use and also produces [[fruit]]s which, when immature, are very much like [[caper]] berries.<br /> <br /> == Garden cress in agriculture ==<br /> <br /> Agriculturally, cress are considered among the most important species of the genus of the family of [[Mustard plant|mustards]]. Cultivation of garden cress is practical on both mass scales and on the individual scale. Garden cress is suitable for [[hydroponics|hydroponic]] cultivation and thrives in water that is slightly alkaline. In many local markets the demand for hydroponically-grown cress far exceeds available supply. This is due in part to the fact that cress leaves are unsuitable for distribution in dried form, and thus can only marginally be preserved. Unmolested garden cress can grow to a height of two feet with minimal maintenance in a garden, however, the edible shoots are typically harvested just a week after germination.<br /> <br /> == Cress in cookery ==<br /> <br /> Cress is commonly used in English sandwiches such as egg and cress sandwiches (made with shelled and crushed boiled eggs, mayonnaise, salt and some cress cuttings. Cress can be purchased live in most UK supermarkets.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://markus.nolf.org/blog.php?p=142 Time-lapse video showing garden cress growth]<br /> [[Image:Cress keyboard-3 sprouting other side.jpg|thumb|left|Cress on keyboard]]<br /> {{commons|Lepidium sativum}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Leaf vegetables]]<br /> [[Category:Herbs]]<br /> [[Category:Brassicaceae]]</div>

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