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Lepidium crenatum

Lepidium crenatum (Greene) Rydb.

Alkali Pepperweed, Alkaline Pepperwort

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Lepidium montanum var. spathulatum

USDA Symbol: LECR12

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Silicle
Size Notes: Up to about 40 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: CO , NM , UT
Native Habitat: Pinyon-juniper and brush communities, clay bluff of sandstone mesa, arroyo banks.

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

Metadata

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

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