Brassicaceae
Virginia pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Lepidium
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Common names
By language (21)
- Arabic
- فلفل فيرجينيا, عشبة الفلفل, فلفل الفقير, نبتة الفقير الفلفلية
- Catalan
- Passerage de Virginie
- Chinese
- 北美独行菜, 北美獨行菜, 獨行菜, 大叶香荠菜, 家独行菜, 播娘蒿, 独行菜, 葶苈子
- Czech
- Řeřicha virginská
- dsb
- Wirgińska krjasa
- Dutch
- Amerikaanse kruidkers
- English
- Virginia pepperweed, Poor Man's pepper, Poorman's-Pepperwort, Peppergrass, Poorman pepperweed, Poorman's pepper, Virginia peppergrass, Virginian peppercress
- Finnish
- Virginiankrassi
- French
- Passerage de virginie
- German
- Virginische Kresse, Passerage de Virginie
- Hindi
- तोदरी
- hsb
- Wirginska žerchej
- Japanese
- マメグンバイナズナ, マメグンバイナズナ（豆軍配薺）
- Korean
- 콩다닥냉이
- Lithuanian
- Passerage de Virginie
- nah
- Mexixquilitl
- Slovenian
- Virginijska draguša
- Spanish
- Perejil de la Tierra, Lentejilla
- Swedish
- Virginiakrassing, Passerage de Virginie
- Tongan
- Momili
- Welsh
- Pupurlys bach
Synonyms
- Conocardamum virginicum (L.) Webb
- Crucifera virginica (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Cynocardamum virginicum Webb & Berthel.
- Dileptium diffusum Raf.
- Dileptium precox Raf.
- Dileptium virginicum (L.) Raf.
- Discovium gracile Raf.
- Discovium ohiotense DC.
- Iberis virginica (L.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Lepidium arcuatum DC.
- Lepidium danielsii C.L.Hitchc.
- Lepidium diandrum Medik.
- Lepidium exiguiflorum [Clairv.]
- Lepidium majus Darracq
- Lepidium micropterum Miq.
- Lepidium praecox DC.
- Lepidium virginicum var. durangense C.L.Hitchc.
- Lepidium virginicum var. linearifolium Farw.
- Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum
- Nasturtium diandrum Moench
- Nasturtium majus Kuntze
- Semetum ramosum Raf.
- Thlaspi virginianum Poir.
- Thlaspi virginicum (L.) Cav.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to June, November (from 932 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: wilderbombyx, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Droege, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John A Haskins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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.