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NAME: Peppercress
SPECIES / FAMILY: Lepidium Virginicum / Brassicaceae
OTHER COMMON NAME(S): Poor-Man’s-Pepper, Peppergrass
CONDITIONS: sun- partial shade
PARTS:
EDIBLE
TASTE
RAW/COOK
SEASON
All
Shoots
Leaves
pepper
RAW/COOK
Spring-Summer
Buds/Flowers
Fruits
Roots
Seed pod
pepper
RAW/COOK
Spring-Summer
Nuts
Pods
Stalk/Stem
Bark
PORTION: very small
COMMENT: Use sparingly for flavor. Seed pod very tiny, but packs a peppery punch.
CAUTION: As with any hot or spicy food, eat in moderation.
NUTRITION/MEDICINAL:
· Anthelmintic; Antiasthmatic; Antiscorbutic; Antitussive; Cardiotonic; Diuretic. (1)
· https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-453/garden-cress (Garden Cress is related)
LOOK-A-LIKES: Other cresses: Shepard’s Purse, Penny Field Cress, Bitter Spring Cress
POISONOUS LOOK-A-LIKES:
OTHER USES:
SOURCE LINKS (may include nutritional and medicinal info, plus other uses):
- https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lepidium+virginicum
- http://www.eattheweeds.com/peppergrass-potent-pipsqueak/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidium_virginicum
- http://www.foragingtexas.com/2012/01/peppergrass.html (good photos)
- http://www.ediblewildfood.com/peppergrass.aspx (good photos & recipes)
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lepidium_virginicum (good photos)