Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lepidium virginicum L. ssp. menziesii (DC.) Thell.

Robinson's pepper grass

2011 Ramona Robison

2018 Al Keuter

Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~613 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Lepidium virginicum
Genus:	Lepidium
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Lepidium virginicum var. medium
JEF	Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii
JEF	Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens

Information about Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[burkeherbarium.org] Distribution, Habitat, Pollinators: Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast. Habitat: Beach strand, grassy balds, grasslands, and other open areas at low elevations. Flowers: March-June Origin: Native Growth Duration: Annual Conservation Status: Not of concern Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies, beetles, wasps (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links cbo3402:!null:!null:!null:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/27/2025).