Brassicaceae
Purpleanther field pepperweed
Lepidium heterophyllum
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Lepidium
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Common names
By language (11)
- Czech
- Řeřicha různolistá
- dsb
- Wšakołopjenata krjasa
- Dutch
- Rozetkruidkers
- English
- Purpleanther field pepperweed, Smith's pepperwort
- Finnish
- Nurmikrassi
- French
- Passerage hétérophylle
- German
- Verschiedenblättrige Kresse
- hsb
- Wšelakołopjenata žerchej
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Vollkarse
- Swedish
- Vallkrassing
- Welsh
- Pupurlys amryddail
Synonyms
- Crucifera lepidioides E.H.L.Krause
- Lepidium corrigioliforme Pau
- Lepidium smithii Hook.
- Thlaspi heterophyllum DC.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 71 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jan Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Stuart Fisher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Javier martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ben Keen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Dyck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Javier martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Le Mao, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Liam Steele, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jgrahn, CC BY-SA 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.