Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lepidium didymum
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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Read more about Wart-cress at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Coronopus didymus
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lepidium didymum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Lepidium didymum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Coronopus didymus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-05-001:
Coronopus didymus FAMILY Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carara didyma
COMMON NAME:
Wart-cress, Lesser Swine-cress
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cadi21_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lepidium didymum
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Coronopus didymus
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lepidium didymum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lepidium didymum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Coronopus didymus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-05-001:
Coronopus didymus
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carara didyma
4070
Forb
Winter annual
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: South America
Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains
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LEAVES:
Simple: Pinnately dissected
Alternate & basal rosette
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
2 stamens
Flowers in racemes
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Silicle
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