PLANTS Profile for Coronopus didymus (lesser swinecress)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Invasive and Noxious Weeds
	Links
	Plant Materials Publications
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists
	PLANTS Posters



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Other NRCS Tech Resources
	VegSpec

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.
lesser swinecress

Symbol:

CODI6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Brassicaceae

Duration:

Annual
Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
CAN		I
SPM		I

Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. India. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Images:
Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.

Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Coronopus thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.

	CADI21	Carara didyma (L.) Britton
	LEDI4	Lepidium didymum L.

Distribution:
Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 2 species in Coronopus

Classification:
Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Capparales
Family	Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus	Coronopus Zinn – swinecress
Species	Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm. – lesser swinecress

U.S. Weed Information:
Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.

lesser swinecress

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS

Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Introduced Information:
Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name=	A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| J \| K \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| X \| Y \| Z \| all
Common Name=	A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| J \| K \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| X \| Y \| Z \| all

More Accounts and Images:
Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23105.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/10/2008 02:18 PM MDT