Lepidium dictyotum

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Lepidium dictyotum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Lepidium
Species:
L. dictyotum
Binomial name
Lepidium dictyotum

Lepidium dictyotum is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names alkali pepperweed and alkali pepperwort.

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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.

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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lepidium dictyotum A. Gray". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for LEPIDIUM dictyotum". ucjeps.berkeley.edu.