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''Lepidium'' is a genus of plants in the mustard/cabbage family,
Flora of North America. It includes familiar species such as garden cress,
There are about 175 to 220 species in the genus. 10 species are found in Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 20 Dec 2011
/ref> * '' Lepidium arbuscula'' * '' Lepidium banksii'' * '' Lepidium barnebyanum'' * '' Lepidium biplicatum'' * '' Lepidium bonariense'' – peppercress * '' Lepidium campestre'' – field pepperwort, field cress * '' Lepidium catapycnon'' * '' Lepidium coronopus'' – swine cress * '' Lepidium davisii'' – Davis' peppergrass * '' Lepidium densiflorum'' – common pepperweed * '' Lepidium desvauxii'' – bushy peppercress * '' Lepidium dictyotum'' * '' Lepidium didymum'' * '' Lepidium draba'' – hoary cress * '' Lepidium drummondii'' * '' Lepidium echinatum'' * '' Lepidium ecuadoriense'' * '' Lepidium englerianum'' * '' Lepidium fasciculatum'' – bundled peppercress * '' Lepidium flavum'' * '' Lepidium flexicaule'' * '' Lepidium foliosum'' – leafy peppercress * '' Lepidium fremontii'' – desert pepperweed * '' Lepidium genistoides'' * '' Lepidium ginninderrense'' * '' Lepidium graminifolium'' * '' Lepidium howei-insulae'' – mustard & cress * '' Lepidium hypenantion'' * '' Lepidium hyssopifolium'' * '' Lepidium heterophyllum'' – Smith's pepperwort, Smith's cress * '' Lepidium jaredii'' – Jared's pepperweed * '' Lepidium lasiocarpum'' * '' Lepidium latifolium'' – pepperweed, dittander * '' Lepidium latipes'' * ''
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The leav ...
. The genus is widely distributed in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.''Lepidium''.Flora of North America. It includes familiar species such as garden cress,
maca MACA or maca can mean:
* Maca (plant)
Places
Geography
* Maca District, Peru
* Cerro Macá, stratovolcano in the Aisén Region of Chile
* Maca River, Romania
Outer space
* 5228 Máca, a minor planet
People
* Alain Maca (born 1950), Belgian ...
, and dittander. General common names include peppercress, peppergrass, pepperweed, and pepperwort. Some species form tumbleweed
A tumbleweed is a structural part of the above-ground anatomy of a number of species of plants. It is a diaspore that, once mature and dry, detaches from its root or stem and rolls due to the force of the wind. In most such species, the tumbl ...
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The genus name ''Lepidium'' is a Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
word meaning 'small scale', which is thought to be derived from a folk medicine usage of the plant to treat leprosy
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria ''Mycobacterium leprae'' or ''Mycobacterium lepromatosis''. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This nerve damag ...
, which cause small scales on the skin. Another meaning is related to the small scale-like fruit.Sia Morhardt and Emil Morhardt
Diversity
There are about 175 to 220 species in the genus. 10 species are found in California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
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Species include:
* '' Lepidium africanum''
* '' Lepidium amelum''
* '' Lepidium armoracia''
* '' Lepidium apetalum'' – ''du xing cai'' (Pinyin, China)/ref> * '' Lepidium arbuscula'' * '' Lepidium banksii'' * '' Lepidium barnebyanum'' * '' Lepidium biplicatum'' * '' Lepidium bonariense'' – peppercress * '' Lepidium campestre'' – field pepperwort, field cress * '' Lepidium catapycnon'' * '' Lepidium coronopus'' – swine cress * '' Lepidium davisii'' – Davis' peppergrass * '' Lepidium densiflorum'' – common pepperweed * '' Lepidium desvauxii'' – bushy peppercress * '' Lepidium dictyotum'' * '' Lepidium didymum'' * '' Lepidium draba'' – hoary cress * '' Lepidium drummondii'' * '' Lepidium echinatum'' * '' Lepidium ecuadoriense'' * '' Lepidium englerianum'' * '' Lepidium fasciculatum'' – bundled peppercress * '' Lepidium flavum'' * '' Lepidium flexicaule'' * '' Lepidium foliosum'' – leafy peppercress * '' Lepidium fremontii'' – desert pepperweed * '' Lepidium genistoides'' * '' Lepidium ginninderrense'' * '' Lepidium graminifolium'' * '' Lepidium howei-insulae'' – mustard & cress * '' Lepidium hypenantion'' * '' Lepidium hyssopifolium'' * '' Lepidium heterophyllum'' – Smith's pepperwort, Smith's cress * '' Lepidium jaredii'' – Jared's pepperweed * '' Lepidium lasiocarpum'' * '' Lepidium latifolium'' – pepperweed, dittander * '' Lepidium latipes'' * ''
Lepidium lyratogynum
''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.Lepidium merrallii''
* ''
Species Profile: Hairy Whitetop (''Lepidium appelianum'').
National Invasive Species Information Center,
Lepidium meyenii
''Lepidium meyenii'', known as maca or Peruvian ginseng, is an edible herbaceous biennial plant of the family Brassicaceae that is native to South America in the high Andes mountains of Peru. It was found at the Meseta de Bombón plateau clos ...
'' (syn. ''L. peruvianum'') – maca
* '' Lepidium monoplocoides'' – winged peppercress
* '' Lepidium montanum'' – western pepperweed, mountain pepperweed
* '' Lepidium nanum'' – dwarf pepperweed
* '' Lepidium nesophilum''
* '' Lepidium nitidum'' – shining pepperweed
* '' Lepidium oblongum''
* ''Lepidium oleraceum
''Lepidium oleraceum'' is a herb in the family Brassicaceae, endemic to New Zealand. Its English common name is Cook's scurvy grass; Māori names include nau, ngau, naunau and heketara.
Its specific epithet ''oleraceum'' means "vegetable/herba ...
'' – Cook's scurvy grass (near extinct)
* '' Lepidium oxycarpum'' – forked pepperweed
* '' Lepidium oxytrichum''
* '' Lepidium papilliferum'' – slickspot peppergrass
* '' Lepidium papillosum'' – warty peppercress
* '' Lepidium pedicellosum''
* '' Lepidium peregrinum''
* '' Lepidium perfoliatum''
* '' Lepidium peruvianum''
* '' Lepidium phlebopetalum''
* '' Lepidium pholidogynum''
* '' Lepidium pinnatifidum''
* '' Lepidium platypetalum'' – slender peppercress
* '' Lepidium pseudohyssopifolium''
* '' Lepidium pseudoruderale''
* '' Lepidium pseudotasmanicum''
* '' Lepidium puberulum''
* '' Lepidium quitense''
* '' Lepidium rotundum'' – veined peppercress
* '' Lepidium ruderale'' – narrow-leaved pepperwort
* '' Lepidium sagittulatum''
* '' Lepidium sativum'' – garden cress
* '' Lepidium scandens''
* '' Lepidium squamatum''
* '' Lepidium strictum''
* '' Lepidium thurberi'' – Thurber's peppergrass, Thurber's pepperweed
* '' Lepidium virginicum'' – Virginia peppercress
* '' Lepidium xylodes''
Notes
References
* *External links
* *Species Profile: Hairy Whitetop (''Lepidium appelianum'').
National Invasive Species Information Center,
United States National Agricultural Library
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Brassicaceae genera
Tumbleweeds
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