Lepidium appelianum |
Lepidium davisii |
|
---|---|---|
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 |
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]
|
ID; NV; OR
|
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 | ||
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) |
Web links |
|