Lepidium virginicum in Genus Lepidium

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Internal ID	UUID643ff433a4a89205826544
Scientific name	Lepidium virginicum
Authority	L.
First published in	Sp. Pl. : 645 (1753)

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and fruits can also be eaten, and the plant has medicinal properties, being used to treat respiratory and digestive issues.

Lepidium virginicum, also known as least pepperwort or Virginia pepperweed, is a herbaceous plant in the mustard family that is native to North America and can also be found as an introduced species in other regions. It grows as a weed in various environments and has a peppery taste. The plant is edible, with its leaves and seedpods being used in cooking, and it also has medicinal properties.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Lepidium diandrum	Medik.	Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 8: 45 (1794)
Lepidium danielsii	C.L.Hitchc.	Lilloa 11: 123 (1945)
Lepidium iberis	L.	Sp. Pl. : 645 (1753)
Lepidium arcuatum	DC.	Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1799: 145 (1799)
Lepidium praecox	DC.	Syst. Nat. 2: 554 (1821)
Lepidium exiguiflorum	[Clairv.]	Man. Herbor. Suisse : 214 (1811)
Nasturtium diandrum	Moench	Methodus : 270 (1794)
Nasturtiastrum virginicum	(L.) Gillet & Magne	Nouv. Fl. Franç. : 39 (1863)
Thlaspi virginianum	Poir.	Encycl. 7: 544 (1806)
Semetum ramosum	Raf.	Autik. Bot. : 17 (1840)
Clypeola caroliniana	Walter	Fl. Carol. : 178 (1788)
Crucifera virginica	(L.) E.H.L.Krause	Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 6: 158 (1902)
Cynocardamum virginicum	Webb & Berthel.	Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 1): 97 (1837)
Dileptium diffusum	Raf.	Fl. Ludov. : 85 (1817)
Dileptium precox	Raf.	Fl. Ludov. : 86 (1817)
Dileptium virginicum	Raf.	Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 267 (1818)
Iberis virginica	Fisch. & C.A.Mey.	Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 2: 13 (1836)
Thlaspi virginicum	Cav.	Descr. Pl. : 413 (1802)
Lepidium majus	Darracq	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 15: xiii (1868)
Nasturtium majus	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 937 (1891)
Conocardamum virginicum	(L.) Webb	not listed
Lepidium horstii	Johow ex Skottsb.	Handl. Vetensk. Vitterh. -Samhalles, Goteborg, Femte Foljd. Ser. B 5(6): 33 (1937)
Lepidium virginicum var. linearifolium	Farw.	Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 121 (1930)
Nasturtium virginicum	(L.) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 937 (1891)
Lepidium micropterum	Miq.	Stirp. Surinam. Select. : 106 (1851)
Lepidium virginicum var. durangense	C.L.Hitchc.	Madroño 8: 130 (1945)
Lepidium virginicum var. tepicense	C.L.Hitchc.	Madroño 8: 132 (1945)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	poorman's pepper
English	virginia pepperweed
English	virginia peppergrass
English	poor man's pepper
English	peppergrass
English	poorman's-pepperwort
English	poorman pepperweed
English	virginian peppercress
Spanish	perejil de la tierra
Spanish	lentejilla
Catalan	passerage de virginie
Czech	řeřicha virginská
Welsh	pupurlys bach
German	passerage de virginie
German	virginische kresse
Finnish	virginiankrassi
French	passerage de virginie
Hindi	तोदरी
Upper Sorbian	wirginska žerchej
Japanese	マメグンバイナズナ（豆軍配薺）
Japanese	マメグンバイナズナ
Korean	콩다닥냉이
Lithuanian	passerage de virginie
nah	mexixquilitl
Dutch	amerikaanse kruidkers
Swedish	passerage de virginie
Swedish	virginiakrassing
Tonga	momili
Chinese	大叶香荠菜
Chinese	播娘蒿
Chinese	辣辣菜
Chinese	独行菜
Chinese	北美独行菜
Chinese	家独行菜
Chinese	獨行菜
Chinese	北美獨行菜
Chinese	大叶香荠
Chinese	葶苈子

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Name	Authority	First published in
Lepidium virginicum subsp. menziesii	(DC.) Thell.	Neue Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 41(Abh. 1): 230 (1906)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native

Africa click to expand
- Macaronesia
  - Azores
  - Canary Islands
  - Madeira
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Morocco
- Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Northern Provinces

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- Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia
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- China
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  - Manchuria
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan
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- Russian Far East
  - Primorye
- Western Asia
  - Turkey

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - East Himalaya
  - India
  - Pakistan
  - West Himalaya
- Malesia
  - Cocos (keeling) Islands
  - Jawa
  - Philippines

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- Australia
  - New South Wales
  - Queensland
  - Victoria

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- Eastern Europe
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  - Denmark
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- Southeastern Europe
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  - France
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Northern America click to expand
- Eastern Canada
  - Newfoundland
  - Nova Scotia
  - Ontario
  - Prince Edward Island
  - Québec
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central
  - Mexico Gulf
  - Mexico Northeast
  - Mexico Northwest
  - Mexico Southeast
  - Mexico Southwest
- North-central U.S.A.
  - Illinois
  - Iowa
  - Kansas
  - Minnesota
  - Missouri
  - Nebraska
  - Oklahoma
  - Wisconsin
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut
  - Indiana
  - Maine
  - Massachusetts
  - Michigan
  - New Hampshire
  - New Jersey
  - New York
  - Ohio
  - Pennsylvania
  - Rhode Island
  - Vermont
  - West Virginia
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado
  - Idaho
  - Montana
  - Oregon
  - Washington
  - Wyoming
- South-central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico
  - Texas
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama
  - Arkansas
  - Delaware
  - District Of Columbia
  - Florida
  - Georgia
  - Kentucky
  - Louisiana
  - Maryland
  - Mississippi
  - North Carolina
  - South Carolina
  - Tennessee
  - Virginia
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona
  - California
  - Nevada
  - Utah
- Western Canada
  - British Columbia

Pacific click to expand
- North-central Pacific
  - Hawaii
- Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands
  - Marcus Island
  - Marianas
- South-central Pacific
  - Cook Islands
  - Marquesas
- Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia
  - Niue
  - Tonga
  - Vanuatu

Southern America click to expand
- Brazil
  - Brazil Northeast
  - Brazil South
  - Brazil Southeast
  - Brazil West-central
- Caribbean
  - Bahamas
  - Bermuda
  - Cayman Islands
  - Cuba
  - Dominican Republic
  - Haiti
  - Jamaica
  - Leeward Islands
  - Puerto Rico
  - Trinidad-Tobago
  - Venezuelan Antilles
  - Windward Islands
- Central America
  - Belize
  - Costa Rica
  - El Salvador
  - Guatemala
  - Honduras
  - Panamá
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana
  - Suriname
  - Venezuela
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northwest
  - Desventurados Islands
  - Paraguay
- Western South America
  - Bolivia
  - Colombia
  - Ecuador
  - Galápagos
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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000360833
UNII	3C2D078GB0
Florida Plant Atlas	2129
Flora of Alabama	1269
Canadensys	4071
USDA Plants	LEVI3
Tropicos	4100546
INPN	105689
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:138164-2
The Plant List	kew-2341702
Open Tree Of Life	872349
Observations.org	6977
NCBI Taxonomy	59292
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000002832
Nature Serve	2.144113
IPNI	138164-2
iNaturalist	77676
GBIF	5376648
Freebase	/m/08v69n
WisFlora	4046
EPPO	LEPVI
EOL	584506
Calflora (Californian flora)	4712
USDA GRIN	21770
Wikipedia	Lepidium_virginicum

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/PTR.1210
24-Ethylcholest-5-en-3beta-ol	22012	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/PTR.1210
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glucosinolates / Alkylglucosinolates
Glucotropeolin	6537197	Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(=NOS(=O)(=O)O)SC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	409.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/PTR.1210
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
Sucrose	5988	Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O	342.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/PTR.1210

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Lepidium virginicum

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Description Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

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