Peppergrass
Related Category: Plants
any species of the genus Lepidium, widely distributed peppery-tasting herbs of the family Cruciferae ( family).
Clasping Peppergrass
Lepidium perfoliatum L.
Family: Brassicaceae, Mustard
Genus: Lepidium ...
Western Peppergrass is abundant in Pinyon/Juniper forests and is also common in the mountains. One very common spring blooming variety (pictured at left and directly below) has many stems, making it almost appear to be a small shrub.
Lepidium (peppergrass), etc.
TOXICITY RATING: Low to moderate.
ANIMALS AFFECTED: Cattle, horses, sheep, poultry.
Curlicress or Peppergrass
This zesty, fast-growing green is low to the ground, frizzy and adds a curly look to the salad garden. It's often advertised as the plant you can start harvesting in seven to 10 days.
Prairie Peppergrass [English]: Lepidium densiflorum var. pubecarpum (A.Nelson) Thell.
Prairie Peppergrass [English]: Lepidium densiflorum
Prairie Peppergrass [English]: Lepidium densiflorum var. ramosum (A.Nelson) Thell.
Common names: Whitetop, hoary cress, whiteweed, peppergrass, heart-podded hoarycress, hoary cardaria
Native To: Eurasia
Date of U.S. Introduction: Early 1900s ...
African pepperwort, birdseed, Cape peppercress, common pepper-cress, common peppercress, field cress, pepper cress, peppercress, peppergrass, pepperweed, pepperwort, rubble peppercress, tongue grass
Family ...
wild peppergrass Lepidium virginicum
wild taro; dasheen; kalo; eddo Colocasia esculenta
wineberry Rubus phoenicolasius
winged burning bush; wahoo; winged euonymus; winged spindle-tree Euonymus alata
wingleaf passion flower Passiflora bicornis ...
 See also: Grass, Pepper, Cress, Cabbage, Green
  
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