Lepidium flavum
Torr.
Yellow pepper grass, Yellow pepperweed
Lepidium flavum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, wetland-riparian
[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat, Name Origin: It is native to California, Nevada, and Baja California, where it grows in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts. The species epithet flavum is Latin for yellow and indicates its flower colour. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
