Lepidium
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Lepidium, commonly known as the peppergrasses or pepperworts, is a genus of plants in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It includes about 175 species found worldwide, including Cress and Pepperweed.
Species
- Lepidium campestre
- Lepidium flavum
- Lepidium latifolium (pepperweed)
- Lepidium meyenii (Maca)
- Lepidium montanum -- Western pepperweed (Western pepper-grass)
- Lepidium sativum
- Lepidium thurberi -- Thurber's peppergrass (Thurber's pepperweed)
- Lepidium virginicum
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