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globe-pod hoary-cress, hairy whitetop, white-top

Davis' pepper-grass, Davis' peppercress, Davis' pepperweed, Davis' pepperwort

Habit Perennials; (rhizomatous); often densely hirsute. Perennials; (cespitose, caudex woody, many-branched, with persistent petiolar remains); puberulent.
Stems

simple or several from base, erect or ascending, branched distally, (1–)1.5–3.5(–5) dm.

simple from base, erect, unbranched or branched (few) distally, (0.2–)0.5–1(–1.4) dm.

Basal leaves

(often withered by anthesis);

not rosulate;

petiole 0.5–1.5 cm;

blade obovate to oblanceolate, (1–)2–6(–7) cm × 3–20 mm, margins dentate to sinuate.

(often deciduous);

not rosulate;

blade spatulate to oblanceolate, 1–2.5(–3.2) cm × 2–6(–9) mm, margins entire or apically 3(–5)-toothed or -lobed.

Cauline leaves

sessile;

blade oblong or lanceolate, 1–5(–8) cm × (3–)5–15(–30) mm, base sagittate, margins dentate or subentire, (surfaces pubescent).

sessile;

blade usually oblanceolate or oblong, rarely obovate, (0.8–)1.3–2.5 cm × (2–)4–7 mm, base obtuse or cuneate, not auriculate, margins entire or apically 3(–5)-toothed.

Racemes

(usually corymbose, rarely paniculate), rarely elongated in fruit;

rachis pubescent, trichomes often curved.

slightly elongated in fruit;

rachis puberulent, trichomes straight or curved.

Flowers

sepals oblong, 1.4–2 × 0.7–1 mm;

petals white, broadly obovate, (2.2–)2.8–4 × 1–3 mm, claw 1–1.4 mm;

stamens 6;

filaments 2–2.5 mm, (glabrous);

anthers 0.4–0.5 mm.

sepals suborbicular to oblong-ovate, 1.2–2 × 1–1.5 mm;

petals white, obovate, 2–3.2(–4) × 1.5–2 mm, claw 0.5–1 mm;

stamens 6;

filaments 1.7–2.3 mm, (glabrous);

anthers 0.4–0.7 mm.

Fruiting pedicels

divaricate to ascending, straight or slightly curved, (terete), 3–9(–12) × 0.2–0.3 mm, pubescent.

divaricate-ascending, straight, (slender or slightly stout, terete), (2.5–)3–4.2(–5) × 0.4–0.5mm, usually puberulent throughout, rarely glabrate.

Fruits

(indehiscent), globose or, rarely, subglobose, (2–)3–4.4(–5) mm diam., (inflated), apically not winged, apical notch absent;

valves thin, smooth, not veined, densely puberulent;

style 0.5–1.5 mm.

suborbicular to broadly ovate, (2.5–)3–4.3(–5) × (2–)2.3–4 mm, apically winged, apical notch 0.1–0.4 mm deep;

valves thin, smooth, not veined, glabrous or sparsely puberulent;

style 0.5–1 mm, exserted beyond apical notch.

Seeds

(brown or dark brown), ovoid, 1.5–2 × 1–1.5 mm.

oblong-ovate, (1.8–)2–2.3 × 1–1.2 mm.

2n

= 16.

= 32.

Lepidium appelianum

Lepidium davisii

Phenology Flowering May–Sep. Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat Roadsides, sagebrush communities, alkaline meadows, waste grounds, ditch and stream sides, fields, pastures Playas of sagebrush plains and mesa, vernal ponds
Elevation 400-2400 m (1300-7900 ft) 800-1600 m (2600-5200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; CO; ID; MI; MO; MT; ND; NE; NM; NV; OR; PA; UT; WA; WI; WY; AB; BC; MB; SK; c Asia [Introduced in North America; introduced also in South America, other parts of Asia]
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from FNA
ID; NV; OR
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Discussion

Lepidium appelianum has become a noxious weed in most of its range in North America.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Lepidium davisii is restricted to six counties in Idaho (Ada, Elmore, Owyhee, Twin Falls), Nevada (Elko), and Oregon (Malheur).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 7, p. 576. FNA vol. 7, p. 579.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Lepidieae > Lepidium Brassicaceae > tribe Lepidieae > Lepidium
Sibling taxa
L. acutidens, L. alyssoides, L. austrinum, L. barnebyanum, L. campestre, L. chalepense, L. coronopus, L. crenatum, L. davisii, L. densiflorum, L. dictyotum, L. didymum, L. draba, L. eastwoodiae, L. flavum, L. fremontii, L. heterophyllum, L. huberi, L. integrifolium, L. jaredii, L. lasiocarpum, L. latifolium, L. latipes, L. montanum, L. nanum, L. nitidum, L. oblongum, L. ostleri, L. oxycarpum, L. papilliferum, L. paysonii, L. perfoliatum, L. pinnatifidum, L. ramosissimum, L. ruderale, L. sativum, L. sordidum, L. strictum, L. thurberi, L. tiehmii, L. virginicum
L. acutidens, L. alyssoides, L. appelianum, L. austrinum, L. barnebyanum, L. campestre, L. chalepense, L. coronopus, L. crenatum, L. densiflorum, L. dictyotum, L. didymum, L. draba, L. eastwoodiae, L. flavum, L. fremontii, L. heterophyllum, L. huberi, L. integrifolium, L. jaredii, L. lasiocarpum, L. latifolium, L. latipes, L. montanum, L. nanum, L. nitidum, L. oblongum, L. ostleri, L. oxycarpum, L. papilliferum, L. paysonii, L. perfoliatum, L. pinnatifidum, L. ramosissimum, L. ruderale, L. sativum, L. sordidum, L. strictum, L. thurberi, L. tiehmii, L. virginicum
Synonyms Hymenophysa pubescens, Cardaria pubescens, Cardaria pubescens var. elongata L. montanum subsp. davisii
Name authority Al-Shehbaz: Novon 12: 7. (2002) Rollins: Madroño 9: 164. (1948)
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