Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum Calflora

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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:


PLANTS	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. georginum
PLANTS	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. rotundum
PLANTS	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. typicum
JEF	Lepidium lasiocarpum ssp. lasiocarpum

Information about Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LELAL) 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 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/11/2025).