Native Plants

Plant Database

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.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Lepidium ramosissimum var. bourgeauanum

Lepidium ramosissimum A. Nelson var. bourgeauanum (Thell.) Rollins

Bourgeau's Pepperweed, Bourgeau's Pepperwort

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Lepidium bourgeauanum, Lepidium densiflorum var. bourgeauanum

USDA Symbol: LERAB2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silicle
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , MI , MT , NV , NY , OH , OR , UT , WA , WI , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NT , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Sagebrush communities, pine woodlands, waste grounds, roadsides, railroad embankments, alkaline flats, abandoned fields.

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 ramosissimum var. bourgeauanum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lepidium ramosissimum var. bourgeauanum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lepidium ramosissimum var. bourgeauanum

Metadata

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

Go back