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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Brassicaceae
Lepidium perfoliatum L.
clasping cress, clasping pepper-weed
Lepidium: from the Greek lepidion, meaning "a little scale," in reference to the shape of the fruit pods
perfoliatum: Latin for "through the leaf"
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| Status: | Introduced - adventive |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 8"-20" tall forb, branching towards the top |
| Flower: | yellow, 4-parted; inflorescence a cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | elliptic, flat, notched pod |
| Leaf: | lower leaves pinnately-divided; upper leaves clasping, stalkless |
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