Lepidium virginicum

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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
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Natural range of Lepidium virginicum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Virginia pepperweed

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Lepidium virginicum:

Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis

Halictidae: Augochlorella gratiosa

Megachilidae: Heriades leavitti

Sphecidae: Ectemnius rufipes ais

Sphecidae: Oxybelus laetus fulvipes

Sphecidae: Tachysphex similis

Vespidae: Stenodynerus fundatiformis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes