Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Lepidium thurberi Wooton
(Thurber's Pepperweed)

Family: Brassicaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Lepidium thurberi is an annual herb with pinnatifid leaves and hairy stems. The style protrudes past the notch of the fruit. The white flowers occur in large terminal racemes. Lepidium thurberi is found at mid elevation in disturbed areas.
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Lepidium thurberi, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Newby Road, June 7, 2009



Lepidium thurberi, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Newby Road, June 7, 2009



Lepidium thurberi, closeup of flowers, fruit, and pubescent stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Newby Road, June 7, 2009



Lepidium thurberi, 2x macro of fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Newby Road, June 7, 2009


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