Common Name:
Virginia
pepperweed
Common Name Synonym:
wild peppergrass
Scientific Name:
Lepidium virginicum
Family Name:
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
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Mustard Family
Life Cycle
native winter or summer annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
upright, branched, glabrous or finely haired
Leaves
basal rosette, obovate, single large terminal lobe, numerous small lateral lobes, not present during flowering; stem leaves lanceolate or linear, toothed, sessile
Flowers
4-petaled, white or greenish white, small; terminal racemes