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Lepidium L. is one of the largest genera in the Brassicaceae, consisting of ± 175 species worldwide (Bowman & al. 1999). It is distributed worldwide, primarily in temperate and subtropical regions; the genus is poorly represented in Arctic climates, and in tropical areas it grows in the mountains (Mummenhoff & al. 2001). According to Flora of Turkey, 14 taxa occurs in Turkey (Hedge 1965; Güner & al. 2000).