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Brassicaceae

Veiny pepperweed

Lepidium oblongum Small

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Lepidium

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Veiny pepperweed: Lepidium oblongum at Mariner's Point (Mission Bay), San Diego (San Diego County, California, US). "This photo is in the public domain and may be freely used for
Photo: Ian Cain, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
رشاد متطاول
arz
رشاد متطاول
English
Veiny pepperweed

Synonyms

  • Lepidium greenei Thell.
  • Lepidium oblongum var. insulare C.L.Hitchc.
  • Lepidium oblongum var. oblongum Small

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, 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.