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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Brassicaceae
Lepidium campestre (L.) R.Br.
fieldcress, field pepper-weed
Lepidium: from the Greek lepidion, meaning "a little scale," in reference to the shape of the fruit pods
campestre: Latin meaning "of the fields"
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, annual/biennial, 8"-20" tall forb, with dense, short hairs; stems with upper branches |
| Flower: | white, 4-parted, 1/8" wide; inflorescence to 6" long in a cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | oblong, flat pod, with wide wings toward the tip  |
| Leaf: | all mostly unlobed; upper leaves usually erect, arrow-shaped, clasping |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites |
| (Glossary) |
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