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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, NRCS (n.d.). "Lepidium dictyotum A. Gray". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for LEPIDIUM dictyotum". ucjeps.berkeley.edu.
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