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Lepidium virginicum L.
Virginia pepperweed

       
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Photo of Lepidium virginicum L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lepidium virginicum L.

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Distribution:
Lepidium virginicum L.

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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, 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), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Lepidium virginicum L.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 48 species in Lepidium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Lepidium virginicum L. var. medium (Greene) C.L. Hitchc.. .
Lepidium virginicum var. medium
intermediate pepperweed
Distribution of Lepidium virginicum L. var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc.. .
Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii
Menzies' pepperweed
Distribution of Lepidium virginicum L. var. pubescens (Greene) Thell.. .
Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens
hairy pepperweed
Distribution of Lepidium virginicum L. var. robinsonii (Thell.) C.L. Hitchc.. .
Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii
Robinson's pepperweed
Distribution of Lepidium virginicum L. var. virginicum. .
Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum
Virginia pepperweed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Lepidium virginicum 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 virginicum L. – Virginia pepperweed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Lepidium virginicum L.

Virginia pepperweed
Virginian peppercress
peppergrass
poorman's pepper

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.

N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Lepidium virginicum 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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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
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lepidium virginicum L.

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
UPL,FAC- FACU- FACU FACU- FACU FACU FAC- UPL* FACU FACU FACU UPL FACU UPL
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Lepidium virginicum L.

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Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt Low           Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Lepidium virginicum L.

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 22955.

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

View species account and photographs 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.

 
 
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