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Lepidium lasiocarpum  Nutt.  var. lasiocarpum 

(not an active name)
Desert pepper grass,   Hairy podded pepper grass,   Sand peppergrass,   Shaggyfruit pepperweed
Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum
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Parent: Lepidium lasiocarpum
Genus: Lepidium
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub, Shadscale Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSLepidium lasiocarpum var. georginum
PLANTSLepidium lasiocarpum var. rotundum
PLANTSLepidium lasiocarpum var. typicum
JEFLepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum
Information about  Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
USDA PLANTS Profile (LELAL)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/28/2024).