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Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz.
lenspod whitetop

       
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Images:
Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz.

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Synonyms:
Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz.

  CACH10 Cardaria chalapensis (L.) Hand.-Maz., orth. var.   lenspod whitetop
  CADRC Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. ssp. chalapensis (L.) O.E. Schulz, orth. var.  
  CADRC3 Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. ssp. chalepensis (L.) O.E. Schulz  
  CADRR Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. var. repens (Schrenk) O.E. Schulz  
  CARE23 Cardaria repens (Schrenk) Jarmolenko  
  LEDRC Lepidium draba L. ssp. chalepense (L.) Thell.  
  LERE8 Lepidium repens (Schrenk) Boiss.  
 

Distribution:
Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, CO, IA, ID, IN, KS, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 3 species in Cardaria
 

Classification:
Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz.

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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 Cardaria Desv. – whitetop
Species Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz. – lenspod whitetop
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz.

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arizona:
Cardaria chalapensis
lens podded hoary cress              Prohibited noxious weed
California:
Cardaria chalapensis
lens podded hoarycress              B list (noxious weeds)
Oregon:
Cardaria chalapensis
lens-podded whitetop              "B" designated weed
lens-podded whitetop              Quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz.

Cardaria chalapensis
hoary cress
lens-podded hoary whitetop
peppergrass
whitetop
whiteweed

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above 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.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
Cal-IPC        California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
 

Introduced Information:
Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz.

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.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/09/2008 05:40 PM MDT