Brassicaceae
Southern pepperwort
Lepidium austrinum
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Lepidium
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Southern pepperwort
- Swedish
- Texaskrassing
Synonyms
- Lepidium austrinum var. orbiculare Thell.
- Lepidium lasiocarpum var. orbiculare (Thell.) C.L.Hitchc.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Po T Ato, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sophia K, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sophia K, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.