Lepidium dictyotum

Lepidium dictyotum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Lepidium
Species:	L. dictyotum
Binomial name
	Lepidium dictyotum; A.Gray

Lepidium dictyotum is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names alkali pepperweed and alkali pepperwort.

It is native to the far western United States. ^[1] It grows in dry saline and alkaline soils, such as dry lakebeds. ^[2]

Description

Lepidium dictyotum is a hairy annual herb producing decumbent or spreading stems up to about 20 centimeters long. They are lined sparsely with small leaves divided into fingerlike lobes.

The inflorescence is a mostly erect raceme of tiny flowers. Each flower is made up of millimeter long sepals and occasionally a white petal, although the petals are usually absent.

The fruit is a dehiscent silique 3 or 4 millimeters long divided into two valves, each containing a seed.

References

^ USDA
^ Jepson

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[1] USDA

[2] Jepson

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