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Lepidium africanum (Burm. f.) DC.
African pepperwort
Symbol: LEAF
Group: Dicot
Family: Brassicaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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State Distributional Map for LEAF
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Plant Distribution by State

Lepidium africanum (Burm. f.) DC.

LEAF

Hawaii
South Carolina

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Related Taxa:
Lepidium africanum (Burm. f.) DC.

View 99 genera in Brassicaceae, 45 species in Lepidium

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Classification:
Lepidium africanum (Burm. f.) DC.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Dilleniidae –
                      Order Capparales –
                         Family Brassicaceae – Mustard family
                            Genus Lepidium L. – pepperweed
                               Species Lepidium africanum (Burm. f.) DC. – African pepperwort

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Introduced Information:
Lepidium africanum (Burm. f.) DC.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Lepidium africanum (Burm. f.) DC.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503371.

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