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Lepidium didymum L.

Synonyms

Carara didyma, Coronopus didymus, Senebiera didyma, Senebiera heleniana, Senebiera pinnatifida

Common names

Swine Cress

My notes

Grows only on lawns in Doha.

AI-generated Description

Lepidium didymum, also known as lesser swine-cress or wart cress, is an annual herb native to Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. In Qatar, it has been found to grow in disturbed areas, such as roadsides and waste grounds. The plant is characterized by its small size, typically growing up to 10-30 cm tall, with finely divided leaves and small white flowers. It is considered an introduced species in Qatar, where it thrives in the country's mild winters and can be found flowering from January to March.

Swine cress (Lepidium didymum) on a lawn near Al Bidda Park. Doha, Qatar, March 7, 2014
البدع, الرميلة, الدوحة, 974, قطر

Shoot of Swine cress (Lepidium didymum) near Al Bidda Park. Doha, Qatar, March 7, 2014
Corniche Street, Doha, Qatar

Fruits of Swine cress (Lepidium didymum) near Al Bidda Park. Doha, Qatar, March 7, 2014
البدع, الرميلة, الدوحة, 974, قطر

Leaf of Swine cress (Lepidium didymum) taken from gardens of Sheraton Hotel in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, January 26, 2016

AI-generated summary of observations

Observations of Lepidium didymum in Qatar reveal that the plant grows on lawns, as seen near Al Bidda Park in Doha. The shoot of the plant was observed to be intact, with no visible signs of damage or disease. Fruits of the plant were also found near Al Bidda Park, indicating successful reproduction. Additionally, a leaf of Lepidium didymum was collected from the gardens of Sheraton Hotel in West Bay, Doha, suggesting that the plant can thrive in cultivated environments. The presence of the plant in different locations and at different times of the year, including March 2014 and January 2016, indicates its adaptability to the Qatari environment. These observations provide insight into the growth habits and distribution of Lepidium didymum in Qatar.

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Lepidium didymum from www.catalogueoflife.org
• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

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Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.