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Kunana pepperwort

Lepidium bidentatum Montin

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Lepidium

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Kunana pepperwort: Lepidium bidentatum var. o-waihiense (flowers). Location: Maui, Hana Bay
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Kunana pepperwort

Synonyms

  • Lepidium bidentoides F.Br. & E.D.Br.
  • Lepidium bidentoides var. pacificum F.B.H.Brown & E.D.W.Brown
  • Lepidium bidentoides var. pitcairnense F.B.H.Brown & E.D.W.Brown
  • Lepidium piscidium G.Forst.
  • Nasturtium owaihiense Kuntze
  • Thlaspi piscidium (G.Forst.) Poir.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native, Pacific Basin: native

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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.