*Lepidium didymum Linnaeus. Common name: Wart-cress, Lesser Swine-cress. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of South America.
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl4, FNA7, Il, K4, NE, NY, Tn, Va, WH3, Al-Shehbaz, Mummenhoff, & Appel (2002); = Carara didyma (L.) Britton — S; = Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm. — Bah, C, F, G, GBI2, NcTx, Pa, RAB, S13, Tat, Tx, Al-Shehbaz (1986a), Rollins (1993). Basionym: Lepidium didymum L. 1767
Links to other floras: = Lepidium didymum - FNA7
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