Status: Native
Synonyms:
Lepidium lasiocarpum Nuttall var. rotundum C.L. Hitchcock
Lepidium wrightii Gray
Lepidium lasiocarpum is an annual with hairy silicles on flattened peduncles. The styles are absent from the silicles or much shorter than the notch at the apex of the fruit. The leaves are not clasping and are toothed. The petals on the small flowers are inconspicuous or absent. Lepidium lasiocarpum is found in sandy soil at lower elevation.
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Lepidium lasiocarpum, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, March 17, 2010
Lepidium lasiocarpum, closeup, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, March 17, 2010
Lepidium lasiocarpum, closeup of flowers and silicles, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, March 17, 2010
Lepidium lasiocarpum, 3x macro of silicle, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, March 17, 2010
Lepidium lasiocarpum, macro of flattened peduncle, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, March 17, 2010
Lepidium lasiocarpum, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, March 17, 2010
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