Lesser Swine-Cress
Lepidium didymum L.
Lepidium didymum, known as lesser swine-cress, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It was first described in 1767 and is native to regions including Newfoundland, British Columbia, and parts of the Azores, as well as other areas in Europe and North America.
Description
Lepidium didymum is a member of the Brassicaceae family, commonly referred to as the mustard or cabbage family. It is found in a range that includes Newfoundland, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and several islands in the Azores. The species was first published in 1767. It is known by the common name lesser swine-cress in English.
Other common names
Lesser swinecressLesser Swine's CressLesser Swine-CressSlender Wart-Cresslesser wartcressswinecresswartcress
Distribution
Newfoundland · British Columbia · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Corvo Island · Faial Island · Flores Island · Graciosa Island · Pico Island · Santa Maria Island · São Jorge Island · São Miguel Island · Terceira Island · FI · ZA · IE · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · NU · PK · IT · French Southern and Antarctic Lands Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF) · NO · PT
Synonyms
Lepidium americanumLepidium anglicumLepicochlea americanaLepidium prostratumNasturtiolum pinnatumNasturtiolum castratumNasturtium americanumSenebiera pinnatifidaSenebiera supinaSenebiera didymaBiscutella apetalaCarara didymaCochlearia humifusaCoronopus didymusCoronopus didymus var. incisaCoronopus didymus f. incisusCoronopus didymus var. macrocarpusCoronopus didymus f. pectinatusCoronopus didymus var. rosulatusCoronopus helenianaCoronopus incisusCoronopus leptocarpusCoronopus pectinatusCoronopus pinnatifidusCoronopus pinnatifidusCoronopus pinnatusCrucifera senebieraSenebiera helenianaCoronopus leptocarpus var. leptocarpusSenebiera incisa
