Photographs: near Kinsale, Co. Cork

Dittander Lepidium latifolium Piobracas Family: Brassicaceae Flowering July-August. Perennial. Possibly introduced. Broad panicles of small white flowers with 6 stamens, the 4 petals longer than the sepals. Followed by round seedpods with a short beak. The large, stalked leaves are lanceolate and finely toothed, the upper leaves narrow and unstalked. A plant with stout whitish-green stems that spreads by creeping rhizomes. Height to 1.5m Scattered and very rare on damp bare ground, usually near the sea. Possibly introduced and a relic of ancient cultivation.

Dittander, Lepidium latifolium, Piobracas