GARDEN CRESS

also called Upland Cress (Lepidium sativum), North African annual herb, of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), often cultivated as a salad plant for the peppery basal leaves of the young plants. Some varieties have golden leaves. Garden cress bears white, occasionally reddish, flowers. The flattened seedpod is deeply notched, has a narrow wing, and contains one seed.