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Anderson, Wynn

Lepidium fremontii

Lepidium fremontii S. Watson

Desert Pepperweed, Desert Alysum, Desert Peppergrass, Bush Pepperwort

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LEFR2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Silicle
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NV , UT
Native Habitat: Desert shrub communities, pinyon-juniper woodlands, sandy washes, gravelly deserts, barren knolls, bluffs, roadsides, steep limestone outcrops, rocky ledges and slopes.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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 fremontii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lepidium fremontii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lepidium fremontii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-02-26
Research By: CBR

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