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Lepidium alyssoides var. alyssoides
Lepidium alyssoides A. Gray var. alyssoides
Mesa Pepperwort, Southern Pepperweed
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonym(s): Lepidium montanum ssp. alyssoides, Lepidium montanum var. alyssoides
USDA Symbol: LEALA3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial , BiennialHabit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Silicle
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , MI , NM , TX , UT , WYNative Habitat: Pinyon-juniper or sagebrush communities, prairies, grasslands, sandstone outcrops, gypsum flats, sand dunes, dry flats and river bottoms, gravelly roadsides.
Web Reference
Webref 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 alyssoides var. alyssoides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Lepidium alyssoides var. alyssoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lepidium alyssoides var. alyssoides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-27Research By: CBR