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Taxon:  Lepidium latifolium L.



Summary
Genus:
Lepidium
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Lepidieae
Nomen number:
21765
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:644. 1753
Verified:
10/15/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lepidium affine Ledeb.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
broadleaf peppergrass –
broadleaf pepperwort –
dittander –
peppergrass –
perennial pepper cress –
perennial peppergrass –
perennial pepperweed –
perennial pepperwort –
tall whitetop –
English (Canada)
perennial pepper-grass –
French
grande passerage –
French (Canada)
lépidie à feuilles larges –
German
breitblättrige Kresse –
Portuguese
erva-pimenteira –
Portuguese (Brazil)
mostarda-perene –
Spanish
lepidio –
mastuerzo montesino –
piperisa –
Swedish
bitterkrassing –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNingxia Huizi Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaQinghai Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsks.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsks.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKurgan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationOmsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyumens.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean parts.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden s.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
5UncertainEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
5UncertainEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Egypt (n.), Morocco
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Gorno-Altay, Altay, Krasnoyarsk (s.), Irkutsk (s.), Kurgan, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tyumen (s.)]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir], Pakistan (n.)
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden (s.)
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Belarus
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, San Luis Potosí]
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina
Uncertain
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Netherlands
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoringfrom seedsFacciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Human foodvegetable Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Human foodvegetable Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weedpotential seed contaminant Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Weedpotential seed contaminant Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21765. Accessed 10 May 2025.