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Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii
Lepidium virginicum L. var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc.
Medium Pepperweed, Menzies' Pepperweed, Menzies' Pepperwort, Peppergrass
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonym(s): Lepidium menziesii
USDA Symbol: LEVIM2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , Perennial , BiennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silicle
Size Notes: Up to about 28 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: WACanada: BC
Native Habitat: Roadsides, bottomlands, gravelly and sandy shores, waste grounds, stream banks, grassy meadows, dry flats and stream beds, abandoned fields, woods, cliffs, plains, pastures, sagebrush and other desert shrub communities, dry mountain slopes.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-27Research By: CBR