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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Lepidium didymum
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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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
Flora of North America
Lepidium didymum
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 (5/21/15):
Lepidium didymum
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Coronopus didymus
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lepidium didymum
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
Non-native: South America
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
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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