Brassicaceae Lepidium virginicum L.

Virginia Pepperweed

Cherokee - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48

View all documented uses for Lepidium virginicum L.

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Scientific name: Lepidium virginicum L.
USDA symbol: LEVIV2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Virginia Pepperweed
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Species used for food.

RECRD: 9374 id: 19941

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