Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Lepidium austrinum
Lepidium austrinum Small
Southern Peppergrass, Southern Pepperwort
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)
USDA Symbol: LEAU3USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Lepedium austrinum
Southern Pepperweed
Lamiaceae
Location: West of creek, 20 m S of wooden bridge--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. Damp, alkaline, alluvial soil.
Description: Erect single stem bienniel to 44 cm, much branched above. Middle leaves alternate, oblanceolate, 1 x 5 cm, serrate, tapering to winged petiole, almost amplexicaule. Upper ones reduced, sessile, fruit 2 x 3 mm. Seed 1.6 mm long with narrow wings.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Apr 28, 1987
Specimen number: 99
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0307
Accession Date: Mar 3, 1993
Accession Number: 22
Annotations: SCFRB
Family: Brassicaceae
Harry Cliffe, Feb 2, 1994