Lepidium pinnatifidum is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known in English by the common name featherleaf pepperweed.
Distribution The plant is native to Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East.Űnal, M., et al. (2007). A new record for Turkey: Lepidium pinnatifidum Ledeb. (Brassicaceae). Turk J Bot 31:575-76.
It is known elsewhere as an introduced species, particularly as an invasive species in California.
Description Lepidium pinnatifidum is an annual or perennial herb growing a single erect stem up to tall. The inflorescence is a raceme of tiny flowers made up mostly of millimeter-long sepals. There are usually no petals, but there occasionally appears a vestigial white petal. The fruit is a rounded, notched capsule only about long.
References
External links Jepson Manual Treatment Photo gallery