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 Leaves Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Fruit Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual or perennial
General Desc:
A plant with smooth or hairy stems that can be annual, biennial, or perennial. Its most identifiable characteristic is its raceme.
Identification notes: Minute hairs; basal leaves withered at flowering; stem leaves tapering toward the stem; stamens 2; rounded, flattened fruits without hairs, widest at the middle, not veined, notched at their apex distinguish this from other Lepidium sp.
Height:
Up to 2 feet
Habitat Description: Prefers dry, generally open, areas.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 6900 feet
Color:
White
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
May - Nov
Description:
Flowers are small, have 4 petals in clusters, and are borne either laterally or terminally on the stems.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Pinnatifid
Leaf Margin:
Lobed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
The stem leaves are narrow and coarsely toothed while the basal leaves are pinnatifid with 1 large terminal lobe and several smaller lobes.
Fruit Color: Dark brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Seed capsules are shallow, notched and have 2 valves with 1 seed in each.
Seed Notes: Seeds are egg shaped with 1 edge that is straight and the other slightly rounded.
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