Lepidium capense Thunb.

Perennial herbs somewhat woody at the base. Stems erect or ± procumbent, shortly crinkly pubescent. Basal leaves rosulate, lyrate-pinnatisect, the lobes short, rounded, incised, toothed or entire; terminal lobe ovate, obovate or oblong, incised or serrate. Lower stem leaves pinnatisect with ± lanceolate, entire or toothed lobes, or oblanceolate, incised-serrate. Upper stem leaves oblanceolate, few-toothed near the apex; all leaves with both or only the lower surface shortly pubescent. Inflorescence dense in bud, lax in fruit; rhachis shortly pubescent. Pedicels shortly pubescent, 2-3.5 mm long in fruit, spreading or ascending. Sepals 0.8-1 mm long, ovate-oblong, green or tinged purple. Petals 0.3-0.5 mm long, white. Stamens 2; filaments subulate, thickened at the base. Nectaries triangular-elongate, not much shorter than the petals. Siliculae 2.3-3 x 1.6-2.1 mm, elliptical or obovate-elliptical, ± cuneate at the base, hardly emarginate, the style projecting. Seeds 1.3-1.4 x 0.6-0.7 mm, ellipsoid, dark brown.

It is a subtropical plant.

The leaves are used as a potherb.