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Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Lepidium lasiocarpum - shaggyfruit pepperweed

Other Common Names: hairy pepperwort, peppergrass, sand peppergrass, hairypod pepperweed
Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub

Family: Brassicaceae


   
 
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Basal leaves and flower heads
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native   Life Cycle: Biennial or annual
General Desc: Distinctive small, round, flat seed pods and small white 4-petaled flowers on multiple terminal stems; distinguished from other similar species primarily by its flattened, hairy fruiting flower stalk.
Identification notes: Biennials or annuals, minutely hairy, may have cylindrical hair-like growths; stem leaves usually have stems; sepals deciduous, stamens 2, deciduous; flattened, hairy fruiting pedicels; seed pods are hairy, at least on the margins, and are not wrinkled. 
Height: 6 to 16 inches


Habitat

Habitat Description: Found in playas (dry lakes), washes, arroyos, beaches, saline soils, roadsides and other disturbed areas.
Plant Communities: Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 6500 feet


Flower Characteristics

Color: White     Shape: Regular in elongated clusters     Tubular: N     Flowering Period: Apr - Jul
Description: Small, white, elongataded clusters, each 3/4 to 4 inches long, crowded on larger plants; flattened flower stalks, 1/16 to 1/4 inch long, without hairs or having soft hairs; 4 oblong sepals, 1/16 inch long; 4 petals in cross formation, 1/16 inch long.


Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Dark green     Leaf Type: Simple     Leaf Shape: Pinnatifid     Leaf Margin: Lobed     Leaf Attachment: Alternate     Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems     Spines: N
Leaf Description: Stemmed basal leaves do not form distinct rosettes, early-withering; stem leaves alternate, short-stemmed; blades lance-like with pointed end at base, 3/4 to 3 inches long and 1/4 to 1-1/4 inches wide, highly divided to toothed margins.


Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Brown   
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Round to oval, flat, 1/16 to 1/8 inch across, with notch at the tip; persistent style absent or present but inconspicuous; <1/16th inch long, much smaller than the notch where it sits.
Seed Notes: Brown; oval; 1/16 inch long.



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