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| Scientific Name | Lepidium densiflorum | USDA PLANTS Symbol |
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| Common Name | Common Peppergrass, Pepperweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. |
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| Family | Brassicaceae (Mustard) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy soils along roadsides and other disturbed and waste areas, prairies, fields, pastures. Plant: Erect annual or biennial plant with single, branched stem, 10 to 20 inches tall; stems smooth or lightly hairy. Leaves: Basal rosette of oblanceolate, spatulate or oblong leaves, 1 to 3 inches long, deeply serrate on short petioles; midstem leaves 0.8 to 1.2 inches long, oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, short-petiolate with serrate margins; upper stem leaves 0.4 to 0.8 inches long, linear-lanceolate, sessile, not clasping, and usually with a few teeth along edges. Inflorescence: Small white flowers 1/16 to 1/8 inch across in dense, branched clusters 2 to 4 inches long borne laterally and terminally on the stems; 4 greenish sepals with white margins, and up to 4 often inconspicuous narrow white petals that are shorter than the sepals. Bloom Period: February to June. Fruit: Small rounded siliques about 1/8-inch across with a small dent at the end, on pedicels less than 1/4-inch long. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Lepidium virginicum | USDA PLANTS Symbol |
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| Common Name | Peppergrass, Virginia Pepperweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. |
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| Family | Brassicaceae (Mustard) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy soils along roadsides and other disturbed and waste areas. Plant: Somewhat erect annual or biennial plant with single, multiply-branched stem, 6 to 24 inches tall; stems minutely pubescent below and smooth above. Leaves: Variable from long (5 inch) basal and lower stem leaves, pinnatifid, to oblanceolate, with serrate segments; midstem leaves 1-1/2 inches long, oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate and serrate, to small, less than one-inch long linear leaves nearer the top. Inflorescence: Small white flowers 1/16 to 1/8 inch across in dense, branched clusters 2 to 4 inches long borne laterally and terminally on the stems; 4 greenish-white sepals, and up to 4 white petals that are longer than the sepals. Bloom Period: March to May. Fruit: Flat, round siliques with a small dent at the end, on pedicels 1/4 to 1/2-inch long. References: "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
