''Lepidium perfoliatum'' is a species of flowering plant in the
mustard family known by the common names clasping pepperweed
and perfoliate pepperwort.
It is native to Europe and Asia and it can be found in other parts of the world as an
introduced species
An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived ther ...
.
This is an annual or biennial herb producing an erect stem to a maximum height near 60 centimeters. Leaves at the base of the plant are divided into linear lobes, while the leaves higher up on the stem are rounded to oval in shape and surround the stem. The tip of the stem is occupied by an
inflorescence
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of very small flowers, each with yellow petals only long. The fruit is a flattened oval or diamond-shaped capsule about long.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentPhoto gallery
perfoliatum
Flora of Asia
Flora of Europe
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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