Calflora: Lepidium appelianum

Lepidium appelianum Al-Shehbaz

Hairy whitetop

Lepidium appelianum, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California.

The California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) classifies the potential impact of Lepidium appelianum on native ecosystems as limited (plant profile).

Note: TJM2 bloom period: Apr--Sep

Communities:	weed, species characteristic of disturbed places
Habitat:	disturbed [Walker]
Wetlands:	Occurs in wetlands in another region, but occurs almost always under natural conditions in non wetlands in California [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]

Family:	BRASSICACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Lepidium found in California.

Accepted by TJM2
PLANTS: accepted name:		Cardaria pubescens

Other Names:
(according to)

TJM2:	Cardaria pubescens var. elongata
TJM2:	Cardaria pubescens

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Distribution by County:

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in California.

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	There are specimen records from this county in an herbarium.
	There are documented records, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
	There are reported records.
	There are reported records available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).

Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Lepidium appelianum from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (CAPU6)

2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database