Lepidium dictyotum
| Lepidium dictyotum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Lepidium |
| Species: | L. dictyotum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidium dictyotum A.Gray | |
Lepidium dictyotum is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names alkali pepperweed and alkali pepperwort.
It is native to the far western United States. [1] It grows in dry saline and alkaline soils, such as dry lakebeds. [2]
Description
Lepidium dictyotum is a hairy annual herb producing decumbent or spreading stems up to about 20 centimeters long. They are lined sparsely with small leaves divided into fingerlike lobes.
The inflorescence is a mostly erect raceme of tiny flowers. Each flower is made up of millimeter long sepals and occasionally a white petal, although the petals are usually absent.
The fruit is a dehiscent silique 3 or 4 millimeters long divided into two valves, each containing a seed.
References
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Lepidium dictyotum
- USDA Plants Profile for Lepidium dictyotum
- Photo gallery: Lepidium dictyotum var. acutidens
- Photo gallery: Lepidium dictyotum var. dictyotum
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