Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii Calflora

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Lepidium virginicum L. var. robinsonii (Thell.) C. L. Hitchc.

Robinson's pepper grass, Robinson's pepperweed

2022 Ron Vanderhoff

2014 Keir Morse

2022 Ron Vanderhoff

2014 Keir Morse

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

also called Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~363 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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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 CNPS + PLANTS

Information about Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LEVIR) 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 CNPS Inventory: 4.3 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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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: 05/18/2025).