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Foodplant / parasite
Erysiphe cruciferarum parasitises live Lepidium sativum
Comments
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Two varieties (or subspecies) are commonly recognized on the basis of fruiting axes not spine-tipped (var. sativum), and fruiting axes spine-tipped (var. spinescens (DC.) Jafri, stat. nov. = Lepidium spinescens DC., Syst.Nat.2 :534.1821 ; Lepidium sativum subsp. spinescens (DC.) Thell.,l.c.161). However, intermediate forms are not uncommon. The difference can only be ascertained in advanced fruiting stages. Among specimens quoted above, those in an advanced fruiting stage, mostly show a spinescent apex of varying length (5-25 mm long).
‘Garden cress' is both cultivated and wild, or an escape from cultivation, in the present area. It is a common weed of cultivated areas in Baluchistan and N.W.F.P. Fresh leaves are edible as salad and seed contain 58% fatty oil, suitable for illumination.
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Description
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Annual, 30-60 cm tall, erect, branched, glabrous, rarely pilose. Lower leaves pinnatisect or lyrate-pinnate, 4-10 cm long, 2.5-3.5 cm broad, stalked to subsessile; uppermost leaves linear, sessile. Racemes much branched, each 20-30-flowered, ebracteate. Flowers small, c. 3 mm across, white or pinkish; pedicel 2-3 (-5) mm long in fruit, not thickened, ± ascending or subappressed. Sepals c. 1.5 mm long, 1 mm broad, oblong, obtuse. Petals c. 3 mm long, 1 mm broad, narrowed below, apex rounded. Stamens 6, c. 1.8 : 2.2 mm long; anthers minute. Siliculae 4.5-6 mm long, 3.5-5 mm broad, broadly elliptic to suborbicular, glabrous, narrowly winged and distinctly notched at the apex with short style included with-in; septum c. 1 mm broad; seed c. 3 mm long, 1 mm broad, brown.
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Herbs annual, (10-)20-80(-100) cm tall. Stems erect, simple or branched, sparsely crisped pilose above. Basal leaves not rosulate; petiole 1-4 cm; leaf blade variable in shape, 1- or 2-pinnatifid or -pinnatisect, 2-8(-10) × 1-3(-5) cm; ultimate lobes ovate or oblong, margin dentate, apex acute. Cauline leaves petiolate; leaf blade similar to basal ones but less divided, with 1-4 lateral lobes on each side of midvein; uppermost leaves subsessile, linear, margin entire. Fruiting pedicels suberect, appressed to rachis, or ascending, straight, 1.5-4(-6) mm, terete or slightly flattened, glabrous. Sepals oblong, 1-1.8 × 0.5-0.8 mm, glabrous or pubescent abaxially. Petals white or lavender, spatulate or obovate, 2.5-3.5(-4) × 0.7-1.4 mm, base attenuate. Stamens 6; filaments 1.5-2 mm; anthers oblong, 0.4-0.5 mm. Fruit oblong-ovate or elliptic, (4-)5-6(-7) × 3-4.5(-5.5) mm, base rounded, margin and apex broadly winged, apex emarginate; wings 1-1.5 mm at apex; apical notch 0.2-0.5 mm; style 0.2-0.5(-0.8) mm, free from wings, included in or rarely exserted from apical notch. Seeds reddish brown, oblong, 2-2.6 × 1-1.3 mm, wingless; cotyledons incumbent, 3-lobed. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Aug-Sep. 2n = 24, 32*.
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Distribution
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N. Africa, W. Asia; naturalised in Europe, India, Tibet.
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Distribution
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Distribution: Native of Egypt & W. Asia; introduced and naturalized elsewhere or cultivated throughout the world.
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Distribution
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Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Jilin, Shandong, Xinjiang, Xizang [Afghanistan, India, Japan, Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Sikkim, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam; N Africa, SW Asia, Europe; naturalized in North and South America].
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Elevation Range
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200-3000 m
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Flower/Fruit
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Fl. Per.: April-June.
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Habitat
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Cultivated or naturalized; near sea level to 1700 m.
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Garden cress
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Cress (Lepidium sativum), sometimes referred to as garden cress (or curly cress) to distinguish it from similar plants also referred to as cress (from old Germanic cresso which means sharp, spicy), is a rather fast-growing, edible herb.
Garden cress is genetically related to watercress and mustard, sharing their peppery, tangy flavour and aroma. In some regions, garden cress is known as mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort, pepper grass, or poor man's pepper.[2][3]
This annual plant can reach a height of 60 cm (24 in), with many branches on the upper part. The white to pinkish flowers are only 2 mm (1⁄16 in) across, clustered in small branched racemes.[4][5]
When consumed raw, cress is a high-nutrient food containing substantial content of vitamins A, C and K and several dietary minerals.
In agriculture
Garden cress is commercially grown in England, France, and Scandinavia.[6]
Cultivation of cress is practical both on mass scales and on the individual scale. Garden cress is suitable for hydroponic cultivation and thrives in slightly alkaline water. In many local markets, the demand for hydroponically grown cress can exceed available supply, partially because cress leaves are not suitable for distribution in dried form, so they can only be partially preserved. Consumers commonly acquire cress as seeds or (in Europe) from markets as boxes of young live shoots.[6]
Edible shoots are typically harvested in one to two weeks after planting, when they are 5–13 cm (2–5 in) tall.[7]
Culinary uses
Garden cress is added to soups, sandwiches and salads for its tangy flavour.[7] It is also eaten as sprouts, and the fresh or dried seed pods can be used as a peppery seasoning (haloon).[6] In the United Kingdom, cut cress shoots are commonly used in sandwiches with boiled eggs, mayonnaise and salt.
Nutrition
Raw cress is 89% water, 6% carbohydrates (including 1% dietary fiber), 3% protein and less than 1% fat (table). In a 100-gram (3+1⁄2-ounce) reference quantity, raw cress supplies 134 kilojoules (32 kilocalories) of food energy and numerous nutrients in significant content, including vitamin K (516% of the Daily Value, DV), vitamin C (83% DV) and vitamin A (43% DV). Among dietary minerals, manganese levels are high (26% DV) while several others, including potassium and magnesium, are in moderate content (table).
Other uses
Garden cress, known as chandrashoor, and the seeds, known as aaliv or aleev in Marathi, or halloon[8] in India, are commonly used in the system of Ayurveda.[9] It is also known as asario in India[10] and the Middle East where it is prized as a medicinal herb, called habbat al hamra (literally red seeds) in Arabic.[11] In the Arabian Peninsula, the seeds are traditionally mixed with custard to make a hot drink.[12]
L. sativum is often used in experiments to teach biology to students in schools; the plant grows readily on damp paper or cotton, and its fast germination and development time makes it useful in demonstrating plant growth.[13]
Gallery
Timelapse of garden cress sprouting.
Young Lepidium sativum seedlings
Garden cress saag (known as chamsur in Nepali) is a popular dish in Nepalese cuisine.
See also
References
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^ "Lepidium sativum L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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^ Cassidy, Frederic Gomes and Hall, Joan Houston. Dictionary of American regional English, Harvard University Press, 2002. Page 97. ISBN 0-674-00884-7, ISBN 978-0-674-00884-7
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^ Staub, Jack E, Buchert, Ellen. 75 Exceptional Herbs for Your Garden Published by Gibbs Smith, 2008. ISBN 1-4236-0251-X, 9781423602514
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^ Vegetables of Canada. Published by NRC Research Press. ISBN 0-660-19503-8, ISBN 978-0-660-19503-2
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^ Boswell, John T. and Sowerby, James. English Botany: Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants. Robert Hardwicke, 1863. Page 215.
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^ a b c Vegetables of Canada. NRC Research Press. ISBN 0-660-19503-8, ISBN 978-0-660-19503-2
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^ a b Hirsch, David P.. The Moosewood Restaurant kitchen garden: creative gardening for the adventurous cook. Ten Speed Press, 2020. ISBN 1-58008-666-7, ISBN 978-1-58008-666-0
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^ "ORGANIC INDIA, Organic Herbs - Garden Cress". Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
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^ The Wealth of Indian Raw Materials. New Delhi: Publication and information Directorate. 1979. pp. CSIR Vol 9, Page 71–72.
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^ mahendra. "Asario Seeds Suppliers". krishna india. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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^ "Traditional cookery, craft lessons from Emirati housewives". The National. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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^ "Haba Al Hamra Drink with Custard". Taste of Emarat. 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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^ "Using Cress in the Lab". www.saps.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
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Garden cress: Brief Summary
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Cress (Lepidium sativum), sometimes referred to as garden cress (or curly cress) to distinguish it from similar plants also referred to as cress (from old Germanic cresso which means sharp, spicy), is a rather fast-growing, edible herb.
Garden cress is genetically related to watercress and mustard, sharing their peppery, tangy flavour and aroma. In some regions, garden cress is known as mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort, pepper grass, or poor man's pepper.
This annual plant can reach a height of 60 cm (24 in), with many branches on the upper part. The white to pinkish flowers are only 2 mm (1⁄16 in) across, clustered in small branched racemes.
When consumed raw, cress is a high-nutrient food containing substantial content of vitamins A, C and K and several dietary minerals.
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