Lepidium oxycarpum

taxobox
name = "Lepidium oxycarpum"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Brassicales
familia = Brassicaceae
genus = "Lepidium"
species = "L. oxycarpum"
binomial = "Lepidium oxycarpum"
binomial_authority = Torr. & A.Gray|

"Lepidium oxycarpum" is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names forked pepperweed and sharp-fruited pepperweed. It is native to California and it has been reported in British Columbia and one area in Washington. It grows in alkaline and saline soils and moist areas such as vernal pools and coastline. This is a short-lived annual herb producing several erect stem branches to heights rarely exceeding 15 centimeters. The leaves are linear in shape, with those at the base up to 6 centimeters long and sometimes with narrow lobes. The plant blooms in tiny flowers with sepals often less than a millimeter long. The flowers may or may not have white petals also up to a millimeter long. The fruit is a two-chambered capsule a few millimeters long which is oval or oblong and has a notch at the tip forming a fork shape.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2240,2504,2539 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LEOX USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www1.dnr.wa.gov/nhp/refdesk/fguide/pdf/lepoxy.pdf Washington State Threatened Species Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lepidium+oxycarpum Photo gallery]