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Lepidium montanum var. montanum

Lepidium montanum Nutt. var. montanum

Mountain Peppergrass, Mountain Pepperplant, Mountain Pepperweed, Mountain Pepperwort

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LEMOM

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: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WY
Native Habitat: Pinyon-juniper woodlands, sagebrush and shrub communities, rocky hillsides and crevices, bajadas, spring seepages, washes, gypseous grounds, sandstone cliffs, limestone gravel, playas, knolls, gumbo hills, sandy areas, alkaline flats and lowlands, 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 montanum var. montanum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lepidium montanum var. montanum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lepidium montanum var. montanum

Metadata

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

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