Bastard Cress vs erva-pimenteira

Lepidium campestre compared with Lepidium latifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Cress	erva-pimenteira
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family same	Brassicaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus same	Lepidium	Lepidium
Species	Lepidium campestre	Lepidium latifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Bastard Cress and erva-pimenteira share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lepidium.

Conservation Status

Bastard Cress

LC — Least Concern

erva-pimenteira

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Cress	erva-pimenteira
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Cress

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China, Japan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

erva-pimenteira

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Palearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Chile).

Bastard Cress

The Bastard Cress (Lepidium campestre) is a species in the genus Lepidium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re.

erva-pimenteira

The Broadleaved Pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) is a species in the genus Lepidium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Palearctic and Neotr

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 20 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States