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Brassicaceae

Alkali pepperweed

Lepidium crenatum (Greene) Rydb.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Lepidium

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Common names

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English
Alkali pepperweed

Synonyms

  • Lepidium montanum subsp. spatulatum (B.L.Rob.) C.L.Hitchc.
  • Lepidium montanum var. spatulatum (B.L.Rob.) C.L.Hitchc.
  • Lepidium scopulorum var. spatulatum B.L.Rob.
  • Lepidium vaseyanum Thell.
  • Thelypodium crenatum Greene

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: 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.