Lepidium oblongum
| Lepidium oblongum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Lepidium |
| Species: | L. oblongum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidium oblongum Small | |
Lepidium oblongum is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name veiny pepperweed. It is native to much of the southwestern quadrant of North America, from Kansas to Oregon to Mexico. It is present as an introduced species in Hawaii. It can grow in many types of habitat.
Description
This is an annual herb with a small, branching stem up to 20 or 30 centimeters long and coated with hairs. The well-spaced leaves are divided into narrow lobes. The inflorescence is a raceme of tiny flowers made up just of sepals; there is occasionally a vestigial petal mixed in. The flowers yield fruits which are notched capsules 2 or 3 millimeters long. There are two varieties of this plant; one, var. insulare, is known only from coastal California and Baja California.
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