Lepidium desertorum Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Lepidium

Characteristics

Low-growing herb with decumbent or ascending stems 2-25 cm high. Stems minutely puberulous. Basal leaves rosulate, petiolate, 1.5-7.5 cm long, pinnately lobed, the lobes broad, ± lobulate or dentate or the smaller leaves frequently with an obovate or ovate-lanceolate, laciniate-serrate blade; petiole and upper surface of midrib puberulous, blade glabrous; upper leaves sometimes pinnately lobed, but mostly narrowly obovate or oblanceolate, petiolate, serrate to entire. Racemes terminal, at first short, corymbose; in fruit up to 4(-8) cm long, lax rhachis puberulous. Pedicels puberulous on the upper surface; in fruit 1.2-2.5 mm long, wide-spreading, slightly arcuate. Sepals 0-5 mm long, broadly ovate, green with a broad membranous margin, sometimes tinged purple, subpersistent. Petals 0 or rarely present but minute. Stamens 2; filaments subulate. Nectaries filiform, elongate. Siliculae 1.6-2.1 x 1.4-1.8 mm, obcordate or obcordate-ovate, the style just projecting. Seeds 0.8-1 x 0.5-0.6 mm.
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Annual herb, up to 0.25 m high. Stems decumbent or erect; minutely puberulous. Leaves petiolate and sessile; basal ones rosulate, petiolate; blade 15-75 mm long, pinnately lobed, lobes broad, ± lobulate or dentate or smaller leaves frequently with an obovate or narrowly ovate laciniate-serrate blade, only petiole and upper surface of midrib puberulous; upper leaves usually narrowly obovate, petiolate, margins entire or serrate. Flowers: in terminal, corymbose racemes; nectaries filiform; stamens 2; petals mostly absent, if present, minute. Fruit with pedicels wide-spreading, slightly arcuate; siliculae obcordate or obcordate-ovate, 1.6-2.1 x 1.4-1.8 mm, style just projecting.
Annual herb, 0.20-0.25 m high, low-growing. Stems decumbent or ascending, puberulous. Leaves: basal leaves rosulate, pinnately lobed, lobes lobulate or dentate, smaller leaf blades obovate or ovate-lanceolate, laciniate-serrate, glabrous, petioles puberulous; upper cauline leaves pinnately lobed, narrowly obovate or oblanceolate, serrate to entire, petiolate. Inflorescence a terminal raceme; rachis puberulous. Sepals broadly ovate, green with a broad membranous margins, sometimes tinged purple. Petals absent or rarely present. Nectaries filiform. Fruit a silicula, obcordate or obcordate-ovate.
Sprawling, shortly hairy perennial, up to 250 mm tall, stems minutely hairy. Leaves 15-15 mm long, basal ones rosulate, pinnatifid or deeply cut, upper ones serrate to entire. Flowers subcorymbose, petals 0, nectaries filiform. Fruit ovate, notched, 1.6-2.1 mm long.
Sprawling, shortly hairy perennial to 25 cm. Leaves pinnatifid or laciniate. Flowers subcorymbose, petals 0, nectaries filiform. Fruits ovate, emarginate, 1.6-2.1 mm long.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.23 - 0.25
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Soil texture 7-8
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Usage

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Distribution

Lepidium desertorum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:286143-1
WFO ID wfo-0001217100
COL ID 6P8ZT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lepidium desertorum