Lepidium virginicum subsp. menziesii (Dc.) Thell.

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Fruiting pedicels flattened (at least proximal to apex), (0.2-)0.3-0.4 mm wide. Fruit valves glabrous or puberulent. Cotyledons incumbent or obliquely so. 2n = 32.
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A cabbage family herb.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.55
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 5 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Lepidium virginicum subsp. menziesii world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:138172-2
WFO ID wfo-0001236673
COL ID -
BDTFX ID 38531
INPN ID 105648
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Synonyms

Cynocardamum menziesii Lepidium bernardinum Lepidium idahoense Lepidium menziesii Lepidium medium Lepidium glaucum Lepidium hirsutum Lepidium simile Nasturtium menziesii Lepidium occidentale Lepidium robinsonii Lepidium californicum Lepidium virginicum var. medium Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens Lepidium virginicum subsp. menziesii Lepidium intermedium var. pubescens Lepidium medium var. pubescens Lepidium virginicum var. californicum