Brassicaceae
Argentine pepperweed
Lepidium bonariense
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Lepidium
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Common names
By language (8)
- Afrikaans
- Peperbossie
- Chinese
- 南美獨行菜, 南美独行菜
- English
- Argentine pepperweed, Pepper cress, Pepper weed
- Finnish
- Argentiinankrassi
- Japanese
- キレハマメグンバイナズナ
- Swedish
- Flikkrassing
- Welsh
- Pupurlys yr Ariannin
- Zulu
- Umvuthuza, Unozintwala
Synonyms
- Lepidium bonariense f. microcarpum Thell.
- Lepidium bonariense var. hirsutulum Thell.
- Lepidium bonariense var. microcarpum Thell.
- Lepidium bonariense var. pseudovirginicum Thell.
- Lepidium mendocinum Phil.
- Nasturtium bonariense Kuntze
- Thlaspi bonariense Poir.
- Thlaspi multifidum Poir.
- Thlaspi pinnatifidum F.Phil.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Angus Campbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lauu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.