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Lepidium alyssoides var. angustifolium

Lepidium alyssoides A. Gray var. angustifolium (C.L. Hitchc.) Rollins

Mesa Pepperwort, Southern Pepperweed

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Lepidium montanum var. angustifolium

USDA Symbol: LEALA4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Silicle
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: NM , TX
Native 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. angustifolium in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lepidium alyssoides var. angustifolium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lepidium alyssoides var. angustifolium

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-27
Research By: CBR

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