Calflora Taxon Report
Lepidium latipes  Hook.  var. heckardii  Rollins
Heckard's pepper grass,   Heckard's pepperweed
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).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~30 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
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 + POWO
Information about Lepidium latipes var. heckardii from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (LELAH2)

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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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