Stamens usually 2, rarely 4
Fruiting raceme elongating, mostly more than 2 cm long Pedicels hairy. Petals shorter than sepals or absent`
Upper leaves entire or shortly toothed Hairs on the margins of the young leaves long, sometimes absent on the mature leaves. Fruit ovate to obovate, c. 3 mm long. Annual or perennial up to 70 cm high. Widespread. Weed of cultivation and waste places. Introd. from Africa Lepidium africanum