pepperwort References pepperwort herb, Lepidium campestre Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: Lepidium campestre, field pepper Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: peppergrass/ Major speciesPepperwort, or field pepper (L. campestre), is a widespread weed originally native to Europe. It has hairy arrowlike stem leaves and once was marketed under the name of mithridate pepperwort as an antidote to poisons. Read MorePepperwort, or field pepper (L. campestre), is a widespread weed originally native to Europe. It has hairy arrowlike stem leaves and once was marketed under the name of mithridate pepperwort as an antidote to poisons. Read More