Lepidium

For the aquatic fern also called 'pepperwort', see Marsilea minuta.

Lepidium
Lepidium flavum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus:
L. (1753)
Species[1]

265, see text

Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Carara Medik. (1792)
  • Cardamon Fourr. (1868)
  • Cardaria Desv. (1815)
  • Cardiolepis Wallr. (1822)
  • Coronopus Zinn (1757)
  • Cotyliscus Desv. (1815)
  • Cynocardamum Webb & Berthel. (1836)
  • Cyphocardamum Hedge (1968)
  • Dileptium Raf. (1817)
  • Eudistemon Raf. (1830)
  • Hymenophysa C.A.Mey. (1831)
  • Iberis Hill (1756), nom. illeg.
  • Jundzillia Andrz. ex DC. (1821), not validly publ.
  • Lasioptera Andrz. ex DC. (1821)
  • Lepia Desv. (1815)
  • Lepicochlea Rojas (1918)
  • Lepidiberis Fourr. (1868)
  • Lepidion St.-Lag. (1880), orth. var.
  • Lithodraba Boelcke (1951)
  • Monoploca Bunge (1845)
  • Nasturtiastrum Gillet & Magne (1863)
  • Nasturtioides Medik. (1792)
  • Nasturtiolum Medik. (1792)
  • Nasturtium Mill. (1754), nom. rej.
  • Neolepia W.A.Weber (1989)
  • Papuzilla Ridl. (1916)
  • Physolepidion Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. (1841)
  • Semetum Raf. (1840)
  • Senckenbergia G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. (1800)
  • Senebiera DC. (1799)
  • Sennebiera Willd. (1809)
  • Sprengeria Greene (1906)
  • Stroganowia Kar. & Kir. (1841)
  • Stubendorffia Schrenk ex Fisch. (1844)
  • Uranodactylus Gilli (1959)
  • Winklera Regel (1886)

Lepidium is a genus of plants in the mustard/cabbage family, Brassicaceae. The genus is widely distributed in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.[2] It includes familiar species such as garden cress, maca, and dittander. General common names include peppercress, peppergrass, pepperweed, and pepperwort. Some species form tumbleweeds.[3] The genus name Lepidium is from Greek meaning 'small scale', which is thought to be derived from a folk medicine usage of the plant to treat leprosy, which cause small scales on the skin. Another meaning is related to the small scale-like fruit.[4]

Species

Lepidium latifolium on the Kattegat
Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum
Lepidium fremontii
Main article: List of Lepidium species

Plants of the World Online accepts 265 species in the genus.[1] 10 species are found in California.[4]

Species include:

See also

  • Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L.; Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 0-89672-614-2
  • "Lepidium". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

References

  1. ^ a b c Lepidium L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ Lepidium. Flora of North America.
  3. ^ Faulkner, H. W. (1917). The Mysteries of the Flowers. Frederick A. Stokes company. p. 238. page 210
  4. ^ a b Sia Morhardt and Emil Morhardt California Desert Flowers: An Introduction to Families, Genera, and Species , p. 101, at Google Books
  5. ^ Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 20 Dec 2011
  6. ^ Hagwood, Sheri. "Sensitive Plants of the JRA" (PDF). Idaho BLM. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
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