Lepidium monoplocoides

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

Lepidium monoplocoides, the winged peppercress, is a nationally endangered plant species endemic to inland south-eastern Australia. [1] [2] The winged peppercress can grow from 15 up to 20 centimetres tall. This plant has long, slender leaves. Because of destruction of habitat, this plant is endangered. The winged peppercress has green-brown flowers which grow at the end of stems.

The winged peppercress also grows fruit. The fruit grows along the length of stems. The fruit is what defines the winged peppercress as a different species than other peppercress plants. Population locations include grasslands, wetlands, floodplain woodlands and chenopod scrublands.

Lepidium monoplocoides is listed as endangered in Victoria under the DELWP Advisory List of Rare or Threatened Plants in Victoria, [3] listed as threatened in Victoria under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 , [4] and listed as endangered in Australia under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 . [2]

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References

  1. "Winged Peppercress - profile". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 Mavromihalis, Jaimie (2010), National recovery plan for the Winged Peppercress Lepidium monoplocoides (PDF), Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne
  3. DELWP (2014), Advisory List of Rare or Threatened Plants in Victoria - 2014 (PDF), Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  4. DSE (2009), Flora and Fauna Guarantee Action Statement: Winged Peppercress Lepidium monoplocoides (PDF), Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment