in taxon leafy vegetable plant garden cress plant Cress (*Lepidium sativum*), sometimes referred to as garden 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 flavor and aroma. In some regions, garden cress is known as mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort, pepper grass, or poor man's pepper.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_cress] PLANTS:LESA2 MANSFELD:23709 garden pepper cress lepidium sativum peppergrass pepperwort poor man's pepper pepperweed plant Lepidium sativum requires discussion