Lepidium ruderale
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| Lepidium ruderale | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring-Mid Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Lepidium ruderale (common name: narrow leaved peppergrass)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or late summer in situ. The seed should germinate within 3 weeks.
Cultivation: An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils.
Range: Europe, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to the Mediterranean and southwest Asia.
Habitat: Waste places and by waysides, generally by the sea and especially in E. Anglia[1].
Edibility: Young leaves - raw or cooked. A hot cress-like flavour[2].
Medicinal: The plant is used in the treatment of impetigo[3]. An aqueous extract of the herb causes a drop in blood pressure and depresses respiration[3].
Pollinators: Self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chopra, R. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1986.