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Distribution by County   1498    
Cardaria chalepensis  (L.) Hand.-Mazz.

(not an active name)
Lens podded hoary cress
Cardaria chalepensis is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
New name: Lepidium chalepense
Record Count by County

Alameda: 7 Lassen: 68 Riverside: 7 Siskiyou: 56
Amador: 4 Los Angeles: 8 Sacramento: 13 Solano: 19
Butte: 17 Marin: 1 San Benito: 10 Sonoma: 3
Colusa: 10 Mendocino: 3 San Bernardino: 4 Stanislaus: 3
Contra Costa: 17 Merced: 1 San Diego: 23 Sutter: 4
El Dorado: 4 Modoc: 40 San Joaquin: 4 Tehama: 14
Fresno: 14 Mono: 15 San Luis Obispo: 34 Trinity: 4
Glenn: 7 Monterey: 35 San Mateo: 1 Tulare: 3
Humboldt: 1 Napa: 8 Santa Barbara: 12 Tuolumne: 2
Inyo: 4 Nevada: 11 Santa Clara: 11 Ventura: 8
Kern: 14 Orange: 8 Santa Cruz: 4 Yolo: 27
Kings: 4 Placer: 12 Shasta: 9 Yuba: 4
Lake: 5 Plumas: 10 Sierra: 4

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 06/12/2026).