Thlaspi perfoliatumL. (= Microthlaspi perfoliatum (L.) F.K.Mey.) - Cotswold penny-cress
Scientific Description:
Annual, 5−20 cm, with one or several simple stems, sometimes branched above, glabrous. Basal leaves few, forming a loose rosette, lanceolate, petiolate, entire or slightly serrate. Cauline leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, amplexicaul, entire or occasionally toothed, ± glaucous. Inflorescence elongating in fruit. Petals oblong, rounded at apex. Fruiting pedicels horizontally spreading, 4−8 mm. Siliculae obcordate, 5−7 x 4−5 mm; apical sinus broad and shallow including the sessile or short style; septum 4−5 × 1.5−3 mm, oblique. Seeds 2−3 in loculus, golden brown, smooth, mucilaginous.
Flowering time: February−May.
Habitat: Weed of cultivation or waste ground, from nr. s.l.−2570 m.
Reference:
Hedge IC (1965). Thlaspi perfoliatum L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 1: 333.
Public Description:
Thlaspi perfoliatum, common name “cotswold penny-cress”, naturally spreads in Europe, North Africa and Southwest Asia. It is an annual herb with tiny white flowers and stems up to 20 cm. Between February and May, it can be seen in flower especially in fields and dumps. It has bitter taste and pleasant smell. The taste is like a mixture of mustard and onion flavors. Young leaves are consumed raw or cooked. It is used in making salads or soups.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2015). http://www.tubives.com/index.php?sayfa=1&tax_id=642, Accessed date: 29.12.2015.
Anonymous 2 (2015). http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/perf_pncress.htm, Accessed date: 29.12.2015.
Anonymous 3 (2015). http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Thlaspi_perfoliatum, Accessed date: 29.12.2015.
Anonymous 4 (2017). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thlaspi, Accessed date: 24.04.2017.
Mutlu B (2012). Thlaspi L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 297−299.