Lepidium niloticum
Also known as: Cochlearia nilotica Delile +9 more
- Cochlearia nilotica Delile
- Coronopus niloticus (DC.) Prantl, 1891
- Coronopus niloticus (Delile) Spreng.
- Coronopus niloticus subsp. intermedius Quézel
- Coronopus raddii Savi
- Cotyliscus niloticus (Delile) Desv.
- Lepidium niloticum (Delile) Sieber
- Senebiera figariana Parl.
- Senebiera nilotica (Delile) DC.
- Senebiera raddii Walp.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Lepidium niloticum is an annual within the Brassicaceae family. It is found natively in Africa. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Chad, Egypt, Sudan
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)
Germany, Niger