Lepidium latipes var. heckardii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lepidium latipes Hook. var. heckardii Rollins

Heckard's pepper grass, Heckard's pepperweed

2009 Vernon Smith

2023 Justin Chappelle

2018 Jennifer Buck

Lepidium latipes var. heckardii is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Lepidium latipes

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~33 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Lepidium latipes
Genus:	Lepidium
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS

Information about Lepidium latipes var. heckardii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LELAH2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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: 11/21/2024).