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Genus: Lepidium
Life
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Eurosid II > Order: Brassicales > Family: Brassicaceae
About 150
species, widely distributed in temperate and subtropical regions of the
world, with 16 native and two naturalised species in southern Africa. One of
the latter, Lepidium draba (Pepper-cress,
Hoary cardaria, White top, Peperbos) is a
declared Category 1 invasive plant
in South Africa. In addition to these native and naturalised species,
Lepidium sativum (Garden cress) is cultivated in southern
Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of
Zimbabwe and
Flora of Mozambique.
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Lepidium africanum
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Lepidium basuticum
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Lepidium bipinnatum
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Lepidium capense
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Lepidium desertorum
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Lepidium ecklonii
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Lepidium inyangense
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
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Lepidium flexuosum
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Lepidium mossii
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Lepidium myriocarpum
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Lepidium pinnatum
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Lepidium schinzii
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Lepidium schlechteri
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Lepidium suluense
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Lepidium transvaalense
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Lepidium trifurcum
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Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
Information from Glen (2002).
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Lepidium sativum (Garden cress)
Native to the Middle East. Cultivated
as a vegetable that is generally used as a garnish for
salads. See
Wikipedia
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