Lepidium virginicum
| 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
Description
A description of Lepidium virginicum is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Phenology
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.
