PLANTS Profile for Lepidium densiflorum (common pepperweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.
common pepperweed

Symbol:

LEDE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Brassicaceae

Duration:

Annual
Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		NI
AK		I?
HI		I
CAN		NI

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NM. Usage Requirements.

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Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

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Synonyms:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

LEDED	Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. var. densiflorum	common pepperweed
LEDEE	Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. var. elongatum (Rydb.) Thell.	tall pepperweed
LEDEM	Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. var. macrocarpum G. Mulligan	bigseed pepperweed
LEDEP	Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. var. pubecarpum (A. Nelson) Thell.	babyseed pepperweed
LEDER	Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. var. ramosum (A. Nelson) Thell.	miner's pepperweed
LEDET	Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. var. typicum Thell.
LEEL4	Lepidium elongatum Rydb.
LENE7	Lepidium neglectum Thell.
LEPU6	Lepidium pubecarpum A. Nelson
LERA6	Lepidium ramosum A. Nelson
LETE7	Lepidium texanum Buckley

Distribution:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, HI, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV)

Related Taxa:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 48 species in Lepidium

Classification:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Capparales
Family	Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus	Lepidium L. – pepperweed
Species	Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. – common pepperweed

U.S. Weed Information:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

common pepperweed
greenflower pepperweed
peppergrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP

Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.

Introduced Information:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FAC

FACU

FAC

FACU

FAC

FACU

FAC-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22960.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

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