Lepidium intermedium
A.Gray.
Brassicaceae
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Common Name:
General Information
Lepidium intermedium is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.30 metres tall.
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
60- Title
- Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hitchcock. C. L.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Year
- 1955
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader.
,
204- Title
- Flora of Canada
- Publication
-
- Author
- Livingstone. B.
- Publisher
- National Museums of Canada
- Year
- 1978
- ISBN
- 0-660-00025-3
- Description
- In 4 volumes, it does not deal with plant uses but gives descriptions and habitats.
Range
Western N. America.
Habitat
Dry open soil, roadsides and waste places[
204- Title
- Flora of Canada
- Publication
-
- Author
- Livingstone. B.
- Publisher
- National Museums of Canada
- Year
- 1978
- ISBN
- 0-660-00025-3
- Description
- In 4 volumes, it does not deal with plant uses but gives descriptions and habitats.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Biennial |
| Height | 0.30 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
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[
60- Title
- Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hitchcock. C. L.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Year
- 1955
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader.
]. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.
Succeeds in most soils.
Edible Uses
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[
161- Title
- Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Yanovsky. E.
- Publisher
- U.S. Depf of Agriculture.
- Year
-
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A comprehensive but very terse guide. Not for the casual reader.
]. The seed can also be used as a flavouring[
105- Title
- Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
- Publisher
- Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
,
161- Title
- Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Yanovsky. E.
- Publisher
- U.S. Depf of Agriculture.
- Year
-
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A comprehensive but very terse guide. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
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.
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