Native Plants
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.
Lepidium fremontii var. stipitatum
Lepidium fremontii S. Watson var. stipitatum Rollins
Bush Pepperwort, Desert Alysum, Desert Peppergrass, Desert Pepperweed
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: LEFRS
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
From the Image Gallery
No images of this plant
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Silicle
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: CANative 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) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Additional resources
USDA: Find Lepidium fremontii var. stipitatum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Lepidium fremontii var. stipitatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lepidium fremontii var. stipitatum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-27Research By: CBR