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Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens

Lepidium virginicum L. var. pubescens (Greene) Thell.

Hairy Pepperweed, Hairy Pepperwort

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Lepidium medium var. pubescens

USDA Symbol: LEVIP

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silicle
Size Notes: Up to about 28 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , TX , UT , WA , WY
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Roadsides, bottomlands, gravelly and sandy shores, waste grounds, stream banks, grassy meadows, dry flats and stream beds, abandoned fields, woods, cliffs, plains, pastures, sagebrush and other desert shrub communities, dry mountain 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 virginicum var. pubescens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens

Metadata

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

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