Lepidium virginicum |
Lepidium integrifolium |
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tall pepperweed |
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Habit | Sparsely to densely pubescent annual or biennial, the freely-branched stem 1.5-6 dm. tall. | |
Leaves | Basal leaves from toothed to nearly pinnate, oblanceolate, 5-15 cm. long and 1-5 cm. broad; cauline leaves gradually reduced upward and often entire. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence of numerous, elongate, many-flowered racemes; pedicles slender, terete, longer than the fruits; sepals 4; petals 4, white, 1-3 mm. long; stamens 2; style lacking. |
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Fruits | Silicles elliptic-rotund to nearly orbicular, 2.5-4 mm. long, strongly obcompressed, glabrous, shallowly notched. |
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Lepidium virginicum |
Lepidium integrifolium |
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Flowering time | March-June | |
Habitat | Beach strand, grassy balds, grasslands, and other open areas at low elevations. | |
Distribution | Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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