Copy permalink to share
Brassicaceae
Lepidium

not marked as a favorite taxon Lepidium densiflorum Schrader. Common name: Prairie Pepperweed, Green-flowered Peppergrass. Phenology: (Feb-) May-Jun. Habitat: Prairies, glades, disturbed areas. Distribution: The original distribution difficult to reconstruct, perhaps Alberta west to Alaska, south to Texas, California, and Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Tamaulipas); now much more widespread.

Glossary (beta!)

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, Fl4, FNA7, G, GBI2, GrPl, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, NcTx, Pa, POWO, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, WV; = Lepidium apetalum Willdenow — S13; = n/a — RAB; > Lepidium densiflorum Schrader var. densiflorum — K1, NE, NS, NY, Al-Shehbaz (1986a), Rollins (1993); > Lepidium densiflorum Schrader var. elongatum (Rydberg) Thell. — NS; > Lepidium densiflorum Schrader var. macrocarpum G.A.Mulligan — NS; > Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. var. pubecarpum — NS; > Lepidium densiflorum Schrader var. ramosum (A. Nelson) Thell. — NS. Basionym: Lepidium densiflorum Schrader 1832

Links to other floras: = Lepidium densiflorum - FNA7

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image #1 of Lepidium densiflorum© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Lepidium densiflorum© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Lepidium densiflorum© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Lepidium densiflorum? Let us know here:
  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro:

Stems:

Leaves:

Inforescence:

Flowers:

Fruits:

Comments:

Height:

plant sale text:

bloom table text:

description:

stems:

leaves:

inflorescence:

flowers:

fruits:

comments:

cultural notes:

germination code:

native range: