Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Lepidium flavum

Lepidium flavum Torr.

Yellow Pepperweed, Yellow Peppergrass

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LEFL2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Several stems, brittle at joints, lying on ground with dense short racemes of yellow flowers turning upward.

Yellow Peppergrass, often so common it colors broad expanses of the desert yellow, has seeds with a peppery flavor.

From the Image Gallery

1 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silicle
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Yellow, rarely creamy white at early anthesis.

Distribution

USA: CA , NV
Native Distribution: Southeastern California, southern Nevada, and Baja California.
Native Habitat: Low desert flats.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			UPL							FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Lepidium flavum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lepidium flavum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lepidium flavum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-03-13
Research By: TWC Staff

Go back