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Lepidium virginicum

Lepidium virginicum L.

Also indexed aspoorman's-pepperwortpeppergrasspoorman pepperweedpoorman's pepperVirginia pepperweedVirginian peppercresspoor man's pepperAmerikaanse kruidkers
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusLepidium
Use categories1
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusLepidium
Scientific name with authorshipLepidium virginicum L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Conocardamum virginicum (L.) WebbCrucifera virginica (L.) E.H.L.KrauseDileptium praecox Raf.Dileptium virginicum (L.) Raf.Discovium gracile Raf.Discovium ohiotense DC.Iberis virginica (L.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Iberis virginica (L.) Rchb.Lepidium danielsii C.L.Hitchc.Lepidium diandrum Medik.Lepidium majus DarracqLepidium praecox (Raf.) DC.Nasturtiastrum virginicum (L.) Gillet & MagneNasturtium majus (Darracq) KuntzeNasturtium virginicum (L.) Gillet & MagneNasturtium virginicum (L.) KuntzeThlaspi virginicum (L.) Cav.

Documented use categories

Medicine

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier138164-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Lepidium virginicum.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.