Brassicaceae
Cook's scurvy grass
Lepidium oleraceum
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Lepidium
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- رشاد زيتي
- arz
- رشاد زيتى
- Chinese
- 沿海捲心菜
- English
- Cook's scurvy grass
- Māori
- Nau
Synonyms
- Nasturtium oleraceum (G.Forst. ex Sparrm.) Kuntze
- Thlaspi oleraceum (G.Forst. ex Sparrm.) Poir.
Flowers
- In flower
- April, July, December (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: gnapp, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Engraving by Daniel MacKenzie, based on Frederich Nodder's undated watercolour, , CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Littauer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: gnapp, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.