| Lepidium aretioides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Lepidium |
| Species: | L. aretioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidium aretioides (Hedge) Al-Shehbaz (2021) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Cyphocardamum aretioidesHedge (1968) | |
Lepidium aretioides is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It is a subshrub native to eastern Afghanistan. [1]
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