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A description of ''Lepidium virginicum'' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200009590 The Flora of North America]. | A description of ''Lepidium virginicum'' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200009590 The Flora of North America]. | ||
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| + | ''L. virginicum'' is a prolific weed that can either be an annual or biennial species, depending on environmental conditions <ref name="wildflower">[[http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LEVI3]] Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Accessed: January 8, 2016</ref>. Initially, it appears as a low growing rosette with pinnatifid leaves, later, the stems emerge upward, occasionally branching, often becoming bushy. Flowers can be found blooming at the top of the raceme, at the bottom, flattened seedpods take the place of flowers, often said to resemble a bottle-brush<ref name="illinois">[[http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/cm_peppergrass.htm]] Illinois wildflowers Accessed: January 11, 2016 </ref><ref name="oak">[[https://oak.ppws.vt.edu/~flessner/weedguide/lepvi.htm]]Accessed January 9, 2016</ref>. The flowers are small and white, with 4 petals and 2 stamens<ref name="wildflower"/>. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 12 January 2016
| Lepidium virginicum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Capparales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae ⁄ Cruciferae |
| Genus: | virginicum |
| Species: | L. virginicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidium virginicum L. | |
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| Natural range of Lepidium virginicum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Virginia pepperweed
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Lepidium virginicum is provided in The Flora of North America.
L. virginicum is a prolific weed that can either be an annual or biennial species, depending on environmental conditions [1]. Initially, it appears as a low growing rosette with pinnatifid leaves, later, the stems emerge upward, occasionally branching, often becoming bushy. Flowers can be found blooming at the top of the raceme, at the bottom, flattened seedpods take the place of flowers, often said to resemble a bottle-brush[2][3]. The flowers are small and white, with 4 petals and 2 stamens[1].
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Lepidium virginicum can occur along river shores, river floodplains, marshy salt flats bordering mangrove swamps, and sandy flats and shores of shallow lakes. It has been found to occur in disturbed areas such as roadsides, vacant lots, sandy fallow fields, and lawns (FSU Herbarium). Soils include loamy sand and sandy loam (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include cyperus and mangroves (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowers and fruits February through November (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Lepidium virginicum at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis
Halictidae: Augochlorella gratiosa
Megachilidae: Heriades leavitti
Sphecidae: Ectemnius rufipes ais, Oxybelus laetus fulvipes, Tachysphex similis
Vespidae: Stenodynerus fundatiformis
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, D.J. Banks, D.E. Breedlove, D. Burch, Andre F. Clewell, K. Craddock Burks, Suellen Folensbee, R.K. Godfrey, Gary R. Knight, Robert M. Laughlin, O. Lakela, Robert J. Lemaire, S.W. Leonard, Marc Minno, Richard Mitchell, Jackie Patman, Elmer C. Prichard, Gwynn W. Ramsey, Peter H. Raven, Cecil R. Slaughter, Victoria I. Sullivan, L.B. Trott, Edwin L. Tyson, Bruce Walton, D.B. Ward, Jean Wooten. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Brevard, Collier, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Hernando, Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Marion, Okaloosa, Orange, Polk, St. Johns, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton. Countries: Mexico, Panama. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
