Lepidium africanum
Common Peppercress at Hughes, ACT
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| Lepidium africanum | BettyDonWood | 21 Jun 2017 | |
| Lepidium africanum | MichaelMulvaney | 20 Jun 2017 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 12 Jun 2017 |
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User's notes
Difficult to photograph in the field. Very light weight stems but tough roots. Have found flowering plants. Seems to fit Lepidium africanum but?
6 comments
13 Jun 2017
It is a Lepidium. One of the weed people may recognise it on sight. Keying it out starts with knowledge of the number of stamens unfortunately.
15 Jun 2017
Some of the Lepidium spp. are nasty weeds - it seems we may have to wait the next flowering.
21 Jun 2017
I am surprised at how prevalent it is in some areas, for example, it can be as prevalent as shepherd's purse. Because everything else is pretty dry at the moment the stalks stands out.
21 Jun 2017
Photos 3 and 4 appear to be of abnormal tissue, possibly a viral infection. Could you add a closeup of a normal reasonably mature seed case?
21 Jun 2017
Don't think it is viral. . L. africanum can be perennial and it seems new growth from the tap root can occur at the same time as previous stems are still seeding.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.100250-35.338842
- Altitude 737.0m
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 10 Jun 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Collections
- ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lepidium africanum Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Lepidium africanum Scientific name
- Common Peppercress Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 737.05m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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