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Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.
common pepperweed

       
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Photo of Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NM. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

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Distribution:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

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

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 48 species in Lepidium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. var. densiflorum. .
Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum
common pepperweed
Distribution of Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. var. elongatum (Rydb.) Thell.. .
Lepidium densiflorum var. elongatum
tall pepperweed
Distribution of Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. var. macrocarpum G. Mulligan. .
Lepidium densiflorum var. macrocarpum
bigseed pepperweed
Distribution of Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. var. pubecarpum (A. Nelson) Thell.. .
Lepidium densiflorum var. pubecarpum
babyseed pepperweed
Distribution of Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. var. ramosum (A. Nelson) Thell.. .
Lepidium densiflorum var. ramosum
miner's pepperweed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

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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 Lepidium L. – pepperweed
Species Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. – common pepperweed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

common pepperweed
greenflower pepperweed
peppergrass

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.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC FAC FACU FAC FACU FAC FAC FAC FACU FAC- FAC FAC NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, 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 22960.

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

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

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.

 
 
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