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Lepidium dictyotum

Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lepidium dictyotum
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Lepidium dictyotum is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names alkali pepperweed and alkali pepperwort.

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It is native to the far western United States.[1] It grows in dry saline and alkaline soils, such as dry lakebeds.[2]

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Description

Lepidium dictyotum is a hairy annual herb producing decumbent or spreading stems up to about 20 centimeters long. They are lined sparsely with small leaves divided into fingerlike lobes.

The inflorescence is a mostly erect raceme of tiny flowers. Each flower is made up of millimeter long sepals and occasionally a white petal, although the petals are usually absent.

The fruit is a dehiscent silique 3 or 4 millimeters long divided into two valves, each containing a seed.

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