Brassicaceae
Gardencress pepperweed
Lepidium sativum
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Lepidium
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (76)
- ace
- Camcuruih
- aeb
- حب الرشاد
- Afrikaans
- Waterkers
- Amharic
- ፌጦ
- Arabic
- رشاد مزروع, حارة, حب رشاد, حرا, رشاد
- Armenian
- Կոտեմ
- arz
- رشاد مزروع
- azb
- وزه ری
- Azerbaijani
- Vəzəri-bozalaq
- Bangla
- হালিম শাক
- Belarusian
- Клапоўнік пасяўны, Крэс-салата
- Bosnian
- Obična grbaštica
- Bulgarian
- Кресон
- Catalan
- Morritort
- Chinese
- 水芹, 台尔台孜, 家独行菜, 家独行菜子
- Czech
- Řeřicha setá, Řeřicha zahradní
- Danish
- Have-karse, Havekarse, Karse
- dsb
- Zagrodna krjasa
- Dutch
- Tuinkers, Bitterkers, Cressonette, Sterrekers, Sterrenkers
- English
- Gardencress pepperweed, Garden cress
- Esperanto
- Ĝardenkreso
- Estonian
- Salatkress
- ff
- Lapsur
- Finnish
- Vihanneskrassi
- French
- Cresson alénois, Cresson alenois, Passerage
- frr
- Klaker
- Georgian
- Წიწმატი
- German
- Gartenkresse, Řeřicha setá
- Greek
- Κάρδαμο
- Gujarati
- અશેળિયો
- Hebrew
- שחליים תרבותיים
- hsb
- Zahrodna žerchej
- Hungarian
- Kerti zsázsa
- Icelandic
- Karsi
- Indonesian
- Alim
- Irish
- Biolar garraí, Biolar gairdín
- Italian
- Crescione di giardino, Crescione inglese
- Japanese
- コショウソウ, ガーデンクレス
- kab
- Agernunnec
- Kannada
- ಕುರ್ತಿಗೆ
- Kazakh
- Кресс салат
- Korean
- 큰다닥냉이, 영채, 큰냉이
- kw
- Beler lowarth
- Latvian
- Kressalāti, Dārza cietķērsa
- lbe
- Гьумалаккиж
- lez
- ЦӀуьлуьк
- Lithuanian
- Sėjamoji pipirnė
- Luxembourgish
- Cresson
- Macedonian
- Добрејка, Грбач, Грпка, Крес, Обична добрејка, Полска салата
- Malayalam
- ആശാളി, Garden cress
- Marathi
- अहाळीव
- mzn
- شاهین
- Nepali
- चम्सुर
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Matkarse, Karse
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Matkarse
- os
- Дудгæ, Дзодзæги, Кресс-салат
- Persian
- شاهی, ترتیزک, تره تندک, تره تیزک, ترهٔ تندک, ترهٔ تیزک
- Polish
- Pieprzyca siewna, Rzeżucha ogrodowa
- Portuguese
- Agrião-mouro, Agrião de jardim, Agrião-da-Índia, Agrião-de-jardim, Mastruço ordinário, Mastruço-ordinário
- Quechua
- Willk'uyuyu
- Romanian
- Creson
- Russian
- Кресс-салат, Клоповник посевной, Кресс посевной, Кресс-салат перечный
- Serbian (Latin)
- Obična grbaštica
- Slovak
- Žerucha siata, Žerucha záhradná
- Slovenian
- Vrtna draguša, Vrtna kreša
- Spanish
- Lepido, Berro, Berro hortelano
- Swedish
- Smörgåskrasse, Kryddkrasse, Kryddkrassing
- Tamil
- ஆளி விரை, ஆளி விதை, ஆழி விரை
- Telugu
- ఆడలవిటల
- Thai
- เทียนแดง
- Turkish
- Tere, Tere otu
- Ukrainian
- Кресс-салат, Крес-салат
- Urdu
- ہالوں
- Welsh
- Pupurlys yr ardd, Berw'r ardd
- wuu
- 家独行菜
- zza
- Vızdewre
Synonyms
- Arabis chinensis Rottler ex Wight
- Cardamon sativum (L.) Fourr.
- Crucifera nasturtium E.H.L.Krause
- Lepia sativa (L.) Desv.
- Lepidium hortense Forssk.
- Lepidium sativum subsp. sativum L.
- Lepidium sativum var. crispum DC.
- Lepidium sativum var. schimperi Thell.
- Lepidium sativum var. silvestre Thell.
- Lepidium sativum var. typicum Thell.
- Nasturtium crispum Medik.
- Nasturtium hortense Garsault
- Nasturtium sativum (L.) Moench
- Thlaspi sativum (L.) Crantz
- Thlaspidium sativum (L.) Spach
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roswitha Ulrich, Pflanzenschutzdienst Hessen, in Wetzlar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.