Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
LEPIDIUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 643. 1753.
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TYPE: Lepidium latifolium Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 164. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lepidium campestre | FIELD PEPPERWEED | Not Native | ||
| Lepidium densiflorum | PRAIRIE PEPPERWEED | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Lepidium didymum | LESSER SWINECRESS | Not Native | ||
| Lepidium virginicum | VIRGINIA PEPPERWEED | Native UPL (NWPL) |
[Family identification key]
1. Cauline leaves pinnatisect; fruit schizocarpic, separating at the septum into 2 halves, strongly rugose-veined
1. Cauline leaves mostly simple and entire to dentate, rarely pinnatisect; fruit not schizocarpic, smooth to obscurely veined
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2. Cauline leaves clasping the stem, the base sagittate to auriculate; fruit (4)5-6.5 mm long
2. Cauline leaves not clasping, the base acute to attenuate; fruit 2-4 mm long
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3. Petals absent or 0-0.9 mm long; rachises with straight, slender to subclavate trichomes; fruits obovate to obovate-suborbicular, widest beyond middle
3. Petals usually present, rarely rudimentary, 1-2(2.5) mm long; rachises usually with curved, cylindrical trichomes, rarely glabrous; fruits orbicular, widest at middle
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carara | Carara Medikus, Pfl.-Gatt. 34. 1792. | TYPE: = Coronopus Zinn 1757. | |
| Cardamon | Cardamon (de Candolle) Fourreau, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2. 16: 338. 1868. | BASIONYM: Lepidium Linnaeus, sect. Cardamon de Candolle, Syst. Nat. 2: 528, 533. 1821. | TYPE: Cardamon sativum (Linnaeus) Fourreau (Lepidium sativum Linnaeus) |
| Cardaria | Cardaria Desvaux, J. Bot. Agric. 3: 163. 1815 ("1814"). | TYPE: Cardaria draba (Linnaeus) Desvaux (Lepidium draba Linnaeus) | |
| Coronopus | Coronopus Zinn, Cat. Pl. Hort. Gott. 325. 1757, nom. cons. vs. Coronopus Miller 1754. | TYPE: Coronopus ruelii Allioni (Cochlearia coronopus Linnaeus) | |
| Cotyliscus | Cotyliscus Desvaux, J. Bot. Agric. 3: 164. 1815. | TYPE: Cotyliscus niloticus (Delile) Desvaux (Cochlearia nilotica Delile) | |
| Cynocardamum | Cynocardamum Webb & Berthelot, Nat. Hist. Iles Canaries 3(2(1)): 96. 1836. | TYPE: Cynocardamum virginicum (Linnaeus) Webb & Berthelot (Lepidium virginicum Linnaeus) | |
| Dileptium | Dileptium Rafinesque, Fl. Ludov. 85. 1817. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Iberis | Iberis Hill, Brit. Herb. 262. 1756, non Linnaeus 1753. | TYPE: Lepidium iberis Linnaeus | |
| Kandis | Kandis Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 422. 1763. | TYPE: Lepidium perfoliatum Linnaeus | |
| Lepia | Lepia Desvaux, J. Bot. Agric. 3: 165. 1815, non Hill 1759. | TYPE: Non designatus. = Neolepia W. A. Weber 1989. | |
| Lepicochlea | Lepicochlea Rojas Acosta, Bull. Acad. Int. Geogr. Bot. 28: 165. 1918. | TYPE: Lepicochlea americana Rojas Acosta | |
| Monoploca | Monoploca Bunge, in Lehmann, Pl. Preiss. 1: 259. 1845. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Nasturtioides | Nasturtioides Medikus, Pfl.-Gatt. 81. 1792. | TYPE: Nasturtioides inconspicua Medikus | |
| Nasturtiolum | Nasturtiolum Medikus, Pfl.-Gatt. 82. 1792. | TYPE: Nasturtiolum castratum Medikus, nom. illegit. (Lepidium didymum Linnaeus) | |
| Nasturtium | Nasturtium Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 421, 582. 1763, non Miller 1754. | TYPE: = Lepidium Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Neolepia | Neolepia W. A. Weber, Phytologia 67: 427. 1989. | TYPE: Neolepia campestris (Linnaeus) W. A. Weber (Thlaspi campestre Linnaeus) | |
| Papuzilla | Papuzilla Ridley, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., ser. 2. 9: 17. 1916. | TYPE: Papuzilla minutiflora Ridley | |
| Physolepidion | Physolepidion Schrenk, in Fischer & C. A. Meyer, Enum. Pl. Nov. 1: 97. 1841. | TYPE: Physolepidion repens Schrenk | |
| Senckenbergia | Senckenbergia P. Gaertner et al., Oekon Fl. Wetterau 2: 413. 1800. | TYPE: Senckenbergia ruderalis (Linnaeus) P. Gaertner et al. (Lepidium ruderale Linnaeus) | |
| Senebiera | Senebiera de Candolle, Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 142. 1799. | TYPE: = Nasturtiolum Medikus 1792. | |
| Sprengeria | Sprengeria Greene, Leafl. Bot. Observ. 1: 198. 1906. | TYPE: Sprengeria flava (Torrey) Greene (Lepidium flavum Torrey) | |
| Stroganowia | Stroganowia Karelin & Kirilov, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 14: 386. 1841. | TYPE: Stroganowia sagittata Karelin & Kirilov Lectotypified by Botschantzev, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 21: 73. 1984. |