Edible. All parts taste peppery. The young leaves can be sauteed or eaten in salads, and the young seedpods can be used like black pepper. Mustard family. Native.
Virginia Pepperweed, Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum)
Watching for Wildflowers
stalking wildflowers in eastern massachusetts
Did you taste this flower? And does it taste like pepper really?
I didn’t taste it this year, but I have in the past. Next time I go by there I will chaw some and let you know how it is!