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Brassicaceae
Lepidium

not marked as a favorite taxon *Lepidium campestre (Linnaeus) R. Brown. Common name: Field Pepperwort, Cow Cress, Field Cress. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl4, FNA7, G, GBI2, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, Al-Shehbaz (1986a), Rollins (1993); = Neolepia campestre (L.) W.A.Weber; Thlaspi campestre Linnaeus. Basionym: Thlaspi campestre L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Lepidium campestre - FNA7

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NCBG trait

Intro: Upright, naturalized annual/biennial found in disturbed areas. Native of Europe, now found throughout most of N. America.

Stems: Stems 1-several arising from a basal rosette, sometimes branching at the base, grayish-green, covered with fine hairs.

Leaves: Basal leaves narrowly oblong-oval, shallowly toothed to entire; stem leaves alternate, numerous, clasping with small "earlobes" at the base, lance-elliptic, to 3 in. long (but reduced in size upward); all leaves fuzzy like the stems.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers on spreading stalks of dense terminal racemes, white, less than 1/8 in. wide, consisting of 4 minute petals.

Fruits: Fruit a dry, flattened, oval pod that is notched at the tip.

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Height: 8-18 in.

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description: Upright, naturalized annual/biennial found in disturbed areas. Native of Europe, now found throughout most of N. America.

stems: Stems 1-several arising from a basal rosette, sometimes branching at the base, grayish-green, covered with fine hairs.

leaves: Basal leaves narrowly oblong-oval, shallowly toothed to entire; stem leaves alternate, numerous, clasping with small "earlobes" at the base, lance-elliptic, to 3 in. long (but reduced in size upward); all leaves fuzzy like the stems.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers on spreading stalks of dense terminal racemes, white, less than 1/8 in. wide, consisting of 4 minute petals.

fruits: Fruit a dry, flattened, oval pod that is notched at the tip.

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