Brassicaceae Week * Lepidium sativum * L. *lep-PID-ee-um* -- from the Greek *lepis* (scale), referring to the shape of the seed pods *sa-TEE-vum* -- cultivated
*commonly known as*: garden cress • *other common names yet to compile* *Native to*: Egypt, Ethiopia, temperate Asia, Pakistan; naturalized elsewhere; widely cultivated *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FGarden%2520Cress.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdgidGHYZa1a1DUioja47yelb3Kgw>• Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGarden_cress&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdj3RwCSFKVOyLQCHPWNtJIss0KIg>• Gernot Katzer’s Spice Pages<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uni-graz.at%2F%257Ekatzer%2Fengl%2FLepi_sat.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeKwXJqPdniZzt_3afTAYSQeBvsLA>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F21769&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdYoAbGmf-T36aNKcQJ-F0p7MmaSg> at Manali on 08 JUN 08 [image: Lepidium sativum L.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2561100612%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdLeffGkHmTR-X_3hiY9x_5I-s0_Q> . [image: Lepidium sativum L.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2560276807%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcYlxvv_jYweqey2tefMjZCiXpQbQ> [image: Lepidium sativum L.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2746585018%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcnjQlDjA8tTCnsWSua_oj-g89AMQ> Regards. Dinesh --
