Chandrasur / Garden Cress
Lepidium sativum
Also known as Water Cress, Garden Pepper-Grass
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir & more
- Flowering
- December-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lepidium sativum
- Genus
- Lepidium
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Western Asia
- Distribution
- Egypt to West Asia
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Brassicaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Brassicaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- चंद्रसुर Chandrasur, चनसुर Chansur, हालिम Halim
- Nepali
- चम्सुर Chamsur, चम्सुर
- Bengali
- হালিম শাক Halim Shaak, হালিম শাক
- Tamil
- ஆளி Ali, ஆளி விரை, ஆழி விரை
- Telugu
- ఆడాలు Aadaalu, ఆడలవిటల
- Kannada
- ಅಲ್ಲಿಬೀಜ Allibeeja, ಕುರ್ಟಿಗೆ ಗಿಡ Kurtige Gida, alavibija
- Malayalam
- ആശാളി Aashaali, ആശാളി, Garden cress
- Marathi
- अळीव Aliv, अहाळीव
About Chandrasur
Garden Cress (Lepidium sativum) is a herb belonging to the Brassicaceae family (Mustard family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/pinnate leaves, raceme/corymb flower clusters, silique/silicle fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings. Native to Western Asia, it is distributed across Egypt to West Asia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-April. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Brassicaceae
Mustard family
Chandrasur belongs to the Brassicaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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