Lepidium sativum L.

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Status: Introduced
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Worldwide distribution: Native in parts of Europe and Asia; introduced, cultivated and sometimes naturalized throughout many parts elsewhere in the world.
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Literature:

Troupin, G. (1978). Brassicaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 323 - 324. (Includes a picture).


Other sources of information about Lepidium sativum:

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Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Lepidium sativum

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lepidium sativum
African Plant Database: Lepidium sativum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lepidium sativum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lepidium sativum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lepidium sativum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Lepidium sativum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lepidium sativum
JSTOR Plant Science: Lepidium sativum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lepidium sativum
Plants of the World Online: Lepidium sativum
Tropicos: Lepidium sativum
Wikipedia: Lepidium sativum


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The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Species information: Lepidium sativum.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=255910, retrieved 5 December 2025

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