Lepidium spinosum
Ard.
Pepper cress
BrassicaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The fresh leaves are eaten and added to salads.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in moist waste ground.
Europe, Greece, Mediterranean, Spain, Turkey, Türkiye,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine
How to Identify
A short herb. It grows each year from seeds. It grows 40 cm tall. The leaves at the base have loves along the side. These are slender. The upper leaves are narrow and do not have lobes. The flowers are white. They are 2-3 mm across. They are along long flower stalks. The fruit is a pod that is heart shaped and 5-6 mm long. It has deep notches.
Names & Synonyms
Kerdime, Musurat
Andreoskia cardaminifolia (DC.) PrantlCapsella spinosa (Ard.) MoenchLepidium carrerasii J. J. Rodr.Lepidium cornutum Sm.and others
References (5)
- Blamey, M and Grey-Wilson, C., 2005, Wild flowers of the Mediterranean. A & C Black London. p 67
- Dogan, Y., 2012, Traditionally used wild edible greens in the Aegean Region of Turkey. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 81(4): 329-342
- Ertug, F., 2004, Wild Edible Plants of the Bodrum Area. (Mugla, Turkey). Turk. J. Bot. 28 (2004): 161-174
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
- Özdemir, E. and Kültür, S., 2017, Wild Edible Plants of Savaştepe District (Balıkesir, Turkey), Marmara Pharm J 21/3: 578-589
