Lepidium virginicum ssp. virginicum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lepidium virginicum L. ssp. virginicum

Wild pepper grass

2020 David Greenberger

2021 Jacob Smith

2019 Diane Etchison

2021 Jacob Smith

Lepidium virginicum ssp. virginicum is an annual herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~46 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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Information about Lepidium virginicum ssp. virginicum 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
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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: 07/17/2025).