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Lepidium intermedium
 

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Herb latin name: Lepidium intermedium

Synonyms: Lepidium virginicum medium

Family: Cruciferae

Edible parts of Lepidium intermedium:

Young leaves - raw or cooked. A hot cress-like flavour. Seed - dried and ground into a powder which can be used as a mush or mixed with cereal flours to make bread. The seed can also be used as a flavouring.

Description of the plant:

Habitat of the herb:

Dry open soil, roadsides and waste places.

Propagation of Lepidium intermedium:

Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.

Cultivation of the herb:

Dry open soil, roadsides and waste places.

Medicinal use of Lepidium intermedium:

None known

Known hazards of Lepidium intermedium:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.