familyBrassicaceae
genusLepidium
speciesLepidium lasiocarpum
subspeciesLepidium lasiocarpum subsp. wrightii
Lepidium lasiocarpum subsp. wrightii
Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 28: 266. 1906.
Basionym: Lepidium wrightii A. Gray Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 15. 1853
Synonyms: Lepidium lasiocarpum var. rotundum C. L. Hitchcock Lepidium lasiocarpum var. wrightii (A. Gray) C. L. Hitchcock Lepidium nelsonii
Fruiting pedicels (0.4–) 0.5–0.7 mm wide, often more than 3 times as wide as thick. Nectar glands subulate, 0.3–0.5mm. Fruit valves hispid, trichomes pustular-based. 2n = 32.
Phenology: Flowering Feb–May.
Habitat: Roadsides, rocky draws, dry washes, loose sand, stony or gravelly areas, clay flats
Elevation: 200-1100 m
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico (Coahuila), Mexico (Tamaulipas)
Discussion
I. A. Al-Shehbaz (1986b) reported subsp. wrightii from Louisiana, but we have seen no additional material from that state, where it was likely introduced.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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hypogynous +
dithecal +
dehiscing +
deep +
petiolate +
not rosulate +
opposite +
absent +
lyrate-pinnatifid +
lanceolate;oblanceolate +
absent +
woody +
subsessile +
well-developed +
distinct +
absent +
differentiated +
incumbent +
3[2]-fid +
absent +
absent +
median +
dilated +
actinomorphic +
white +
distinct +
bisexual +
winged +
hispid +
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dehiscent +
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racemose +
pungent +
watery +
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connivent +
spreading +
decurrent +
subentire;dentate +
absent +
1-seeded +
receptacular +
subulate +
variable +
eseptate +
parietal +
apical +
decussate +
absent +
hypogynous +
alternate +
absent +
rudimentary +
cruciform +
2-carpellate +
3-colpate +
Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich +
1906 +
ebracteate +
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coiled +
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rounded +
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saccate +
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absent +
persistent +
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Lepidium lasiocarpum subsp. wrightii +
Lepidium lasiocarpum +
subspecies +
simple +
stellate +
absent +
pustular-based +
cylindrical +
not veined +
dehiscing +
thin +
anastomosing +
prominent +
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annual +
3+ times as wide as thick +
not scapose +
submerged +