in taxon pepperweed plant maca plant PLANTS:LEME19 Lepidium meyenii (maca) is an herbaceous biennial plant of the crucifer family native to the high Andes of Peru. It is grown for its fleshy hypocotyl (a fused hypocotyl and taproot), which is used as a root vegetable and a medicinal herb. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidium_meyenii] lepidium meyenii Lepidium meyenii requires discussion