Lepidium latifolium Dittander (Cruciferae)

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Lepidium latifolium
Dittander
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The Lepidium latifolium plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Cruciferae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Dittander.

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Latin Name:  Lepidium latifolium
Common Name:  Dittander
Family:  Cruciferae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1.2   Mature Width:  1

Habitat:  Salt marshes and wet sands[17] on the south and east coasts[5].

Cultivation Notes: An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils. Plants have been surviving quite happily with us, and are still spreading freely, in dense grass that is rarely cut[K]. Dittander was formerly cultivated as a food condiment in Britain and in ancient Greece[17, 183]. It is a very invasive plant, capable of spreading more than a metre per year by means of its aggressive root system[K]. It produces new growth early in the year and so can be a useful salad ingredient in late winter[K].

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