PLANTS Profile for Lepidium heterophyllum (purpleanther field pepperweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Lepidium heterophyllum Benth.
purpleanther field pepperweed

Symbol:

LEHE2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Brassicaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

More Information:

Images:
Lepidium heterophyllum Benth.

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Synonyms:
Lepidium heterophyllum Benth.

LESM

Lepidium smithii Hook.

Distribution:
Lepidium heterophyllum Benth.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, MA, NJ, NY, OR, PA, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Lepidium heterophyllum Benth.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 48 species in Lepidium

Classification:
Lepidium heterophyllum Benth.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Capparales
Family	Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus	Lepidium L. – pepperweed
Species	Lepidium heterophyllum Benth. – purpleanther field pepperweed

Introduced Information:
Lepidium heterophyllum Benth.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Lepidium heterophyllum Benth.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22965.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 03:28 AM CDT