Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lepidium latifolium
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lepidium latifolium
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lepidium latifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Lepidium latifolium
COMMON NAME:
Broadleaf Pepper-grass, Dittander
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lepidium latifolium
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lepidium latifolium
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lepidium latifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lepidium latifolium
4146
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe, northern Africa, western Asia
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Northeast
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Southeast
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate & basal
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018) p053
- New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018) p051
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