Lepidium ruderale
Narrow Leaf Pepperwort, Narrow Leaved Pepperwort
Other regional names: Peppergrass
- Peppergrass
Also known as: Crucifera ruderalis (L.) E.H.L.Krause +17 more
- Crucifera ruderalis (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Iberis ruderalis (L.) Crantz
- Lepidium apetalos Gilib.
- Lepidium capense R.Br. ex Hook.f. & Thomson
- Lepidium cardamines subsp. ambiguum (Lange) Nyman
- Lepidium glaucescens Dumort.
- Lepidium ruderale f. incanum Grütter
- Lepidium ruderale var. glaucescens (Dumort.) Lej. & Courtois
- Lepidium ruderale var. microcarpum Rouy & Foucaud
- Lepidium ruderale var. poltavensis A.P.Iljinsk.
- Lepidium texanum Buckley
- Lepidium virginicum subsp. texanum (Buckley) Thell.
- Lepidium virginicum var. texanum (Buckley) Thellung
- Nasturtiastrum ruderale (L.) Gillet & Magne
- Nasturtioides inconspicuum Medik.
- Nasturtioides ruderale (L.) Walther, 1802
- Nasturtium ruderale (L.) Scop.
- Senckenbergia ruderalis (L.) G.Gaertn. et al.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Lepidium ruderale (commonly known as Narrow-leaf Pepperwort or Narrow-Leaved Pepperwort) is an annual or biennial belonging to the Brassicaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuwait, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
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)
Alabama, Alberta, Algeria, Arkansas, Ascension, Azores, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida, Great Britain, Illinois, India, Indiana, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Morocco, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin