Why many different plant seedlings look like salad cress

The first time my husband met my research subject the legume Medicago truncatula he was presented with a row of seedlings growing on an agar plate (see photos below). His response to this was “Ahh, you work on cress!”  My husband is not a biologist or gardener so his mistake is understandable. Although M. truncatula…

Companion Planting with Land Cress for Natural Caterpillar Control

This is an ancient herb that goes all the way back to Socrates who planted it for regulation of blood flow in his patients. Also known as

Cress Seeds - Watercress

Certified Biodynamic and Organic, (Barbarea verna) Also known as Land Cress. Slightly spicy, water-cress flavored rosettes of dark green, deeply

Upland Cress Green Seeds 157

Herb Seeds - 'Pepper Cress

True Watercress Seeds – West Coast Seeds

Using Cress in the Lab - Science & Plants for Schools

Upland Cress has the same flavor and nutrient density as watercress, but its stems and leaves are thinner and more tender, like baby watercress.

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Cress Plain / Curled / Common, Herbs, Cress

Watercress Salad With Avocado, Orange & Chia Seeds (Paleo, Vegan)

Floret Flower Farm - Cress is typically marketed as a salad green

Seeds Salad Lettuce Watercress Ajur. A mid-season variety. Grow watercress in open ground, in heated greenhouses, and indoors. In the food use basal

Seeds Indoor Garden Cress Lettuce 20 Days Salad Curly Broadleaf Organic Heirloom

How to Grow Watercress: Best Tips for Sowing, Growing & Harvesting

Growing Spicy Salad Greens

Greens Garden Cress — Heritage Meadows Farm LLC