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Virginia pepperweed

Lepidium virginicum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 288, February 213, March 333, April 524, May 756, June 824, July 882, August 758, September 557, October 416, November 227, December 177.
United States27,005
Alaska5,955
Texas5,093
California2,443
New York1,723
Canada1,589
Mexico1,103
North Carolina1,082
Virginia1,066
Massachusetts1,021

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Traits

Group and habits

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

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

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