Lepidium virginicum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lepidium virginicum L.

Virginia pepperweed, Wild pepper grass

2020 Aaron Echols

2018 Debra L. Cook

2018 John Doyen

2016 John Doyen

2015 Barry Breckling

2014 Zoya Akulova

Lepidium virginicum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (1469 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. menziesii ... ssp. virginicum ... var. robinsonii
Genus:	Lepidium
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Lepidium virginicum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LEVI3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/05/2023).