Lepidium sativum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Lepidium sativum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Lepidium sativum, Linn. Garden Cress. Annual, 1-2 ft., glaucous when in fl. and fruits, glabrous: flowers small and inconspicuous, in an elongating raceme: pods nearly circular, bifid at the apex, winged: leaves exceedingly various, but usually the radical ones pinnately divided and subdivided, the central cauline ones 2-3-cleft, nearly to the base and the segms. entire or toothed, the uppermost simple and entire. W. Asia, but widely disseminated as a culture plant, and sparingly run wild in the northern part of the U. S. and Canada.—Under culture the foliage varies immensely. The curled sorts have leaves as finely cut as curled parsley. On Australian cress, which is a golden-leaved form, there are sometimes on the same plant broad-spatulate, ragged-edged leaves, cut leaves, and simple linear leaves Other lepidiums are sometimes eaten, but are not in the trade and are of little importance. One of these is the common L. virginicum, Linn., wild in the U. S., and known as pepper-grass. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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