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Common Pepperweed (Lepidium densiflorum) is a member of the Brassicaceae family and is native to a wide range of North American regions, including Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, and many other states and provinces stretching from the northeastern U… Common Pepperweed (Latin: Lepidium densiflorum, family Brassicaceae) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Common Pepperweed is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Common Pepperweed is a member of the Brassicaceae family native to ALA, ASK, ABT, ARI, ARK, and BRC. Common Pepperweed thrives in a variety of soils—light (sandy), medium, and heavy (clay)—and prefers a slightly alkaline pH between 7 and 7.5.
Common Pepperweed grows best in 9/10 light, dry, moist water, and annual, biennial life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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