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Lepidium papillosum F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Lepidium

Characteristics

Ephemeral or annual herb to 30 cm high, erect, papillose with white, clavate or turgid, vescicular hairs; mature plants often purple. Basal leaves linear-cuneate, petiolate, dentate to bipinnatifid, up to 10 cm long, reducing to sessile, auriculate, the upper cauline leaves remotely dentate. Inflorescence an elongated raceme. Sepals up to 1 mm long. Petals absent. Stamens 4. Stigma sessile. Silicula dehiscent, obovate, 4–6 mm long, 3–5 mm wide, with scattered acicular hairs; wings in upper half obtuse, c. ⅕ length of silicula, forming deep narrow notch; pedicels 2–3 mm long, spreading, papillose on adaxial surface. Seeds 1.5–2 mm long; radicle incumbent.
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A cabbage family herb. It is an annual plant. It grows 10-30 cm high and spreads 10-30 cm wide. The stems are hairy and whitish but turn purple with age. The leaves vary in shape. The leaves near the base are 10 cm long and can be lobed. They have teeth. The leaves on the stem are much smaller and clasp the stem. The flowering groups are elongated. The flowers are very small and lack petals. The fruit is dry and long with 2 sections. It is 0.6 cm long by 0.5 cm wide. The upper half has wings and there are prickly hairs.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
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Environment

It grows in drier warm temperate regions. It needs a sunny location and well drained soil.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The leaves and stems are steamed and eaten.
Uses animal food food
Edible leaves stems
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Lepidium papillosum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:286331-1
WFO ID wfo-0001036493
COL ID 6PBJ9
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Synonyms

Lepidium papillosum
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