Lepidium nitidum
Shining Pepperweed
Also known as: Lepidium bipinnatifidum var. curicoanum (Phil.) Reiche +17 more
- Lepidium bipinnatifidum var. curicoanum (Phil.) Reiche
- Lepidium bipinnatifidum var. tenuifolium (Phil.) Reiche
- Lepidium chilense Kuntze
- Lepidium chilense Kunze ex Walp.
- Lepidium curicoanum Phil.
- Lepidium leiocarpum Hook. & Arn.
- Lepidium nitidum var. howellii C.L.Hitchc.
- Lepidium nitidum var. insigne Greene
- Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum
- Lepidium nitidum var. oreganum (T.J.Howell ex Greene) C.L.Hitchc.
- Lepidium nitidum var. typicum C.L.Hitchc.
- Lepidium oreganum T.J.Howell ex Greene
- Lepidium spicatum var. chilense (Kunze ex Walp.) Reiche
- Lepidium strictum var. oreganum (Howell ex Greene) B.L.Rob.
- Lepidium tenuifolium Phil.
- Lepidium tenuissimum Steud.
- Nasturtium chilense (Kunze ex Walp.) Kuntze
- Nasturtium nitidum (Nutt.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Lepidium nitidum (commonly known as Shining Pepperweed) is an annual belonging to the Brassicaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, Northwestern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
California, Chile Central, Chile South, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest, Oregon, Washington
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
New York