Lepidium intermedium
| Lepidium intermedium | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Lepidium intermedium
Propagation: 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: We have almost no information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of the country. This species is almost certainly a synonym for L. virginianum[1]. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.
Succeeds in most soils.
Range: Western N. America.
Habitat: Dry open soil, roadsides and waste places[2].
Edibility: 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[3]. The seed can also be used as a flavouring[4][3].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: L. virginicum medium. (Greene)C.L.Hitchc.
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References
- ↑ Hitchcock, Leo. Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, 1955.
- ↑ Livingstone, B. Flora of Canada. National Museums of Canada, 1978.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.