Lepidium ruderale is species of flowering plants in the mustard or cabbage family, Brassicaceae. It is native to temperate Asia and northern and eastern Europe. It has also naturalized in southwestern Europe and North America.[1] Its common names include roadside pepperweed, narrow-leaved pepperwort, narrow-leaf pepperwort, and peppergrass.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Lepidium |
Species: | L. ruderale
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Binomial name | |
Lepidium ruderale |
References
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- ^ NRCS. "Lepidium ruderale". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 Dec 2011.
- ^ "Lepidium ruderale". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 20 December 2011.