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Lepidium perfoliatum L.
clasping pepperweed

       
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Photo of Lepidium perfoliatum L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NV. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lepidium perfoliatum L.

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Distribution:
Lepidium perfoliatum L.

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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 (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Lepidium perfoliatum L.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 48 species in Lepidium
 

Classification:
Lepidium perfoliatum L.

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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 perfoliatum L. – clasping pepperweed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Lepidium perfoliatum L.

clasping pepperweed

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.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Lepidium perfoliatum L.

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 perfoliatum L.

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UPL,FAC UPL FACU FAC FACU FAC FAC UPL* FACU- FACU+ FACU NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Lepidium perfoliatum L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22974.

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

View species account, 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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