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field peppergrass

Lepidium campestre

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 581, February 429, March 672, April 1,057, May 1,524, June 1,662, July 1,778, August 1,529, September 1,123, October 838, November 458, December 358.
United States21,531
Alaska12,008
Canada2,832
Ontario1,781
New York1,237
Pennsylvania919
Michigan810
Virginia554
California552
Maryland484

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMustards, Capers, and Allies · Brassicales
Familymustard family · Brassicaceae
GenusPepperweeds · Lepidium

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