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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Lepidium

Hierarchical position of the Genus Lepidium

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Dilleniidae Takht. ex Reveal & Tahkt. pub. 1993       SuperOrdo  Capparanae Reveal pub. Phytologia 76: 3. 1994.       Ordo  Capparales Hutch. pub. Bull. Misc. Inform. 1924: 122. 29 Mai 1924.       Subordo  Capparineae Engl. pub. Syllabus, ed. 2: 121. Mai 1898.       Familia  Brassicaceae Burnett pub. Outl. Bot.: 854, 1093, 1123. Jun 1835, nom. cons. common name: Cruciferae       Subfamilia  Lepidioideae Leurss. pub. Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 614, 621. Nov 1880.       Tribus  Lepidieae DC. pub. M�m. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7(1): 240. 20 Apr 1821.       Subtribus  Lepidiinae Sond. in Harv. & Sond. pub. Fl. Cap. 1: 27. 10-31 Mai 1860.       Genus  Lepidium L. pub. (1753) common name: pepperweed

Named members of the Genus Lepidium

1	Species  acutidens (Gray) T.J. Howell syn. Lepidium dictyotum var. acutidens
2	Species  africanum (Burm. f.) DC. common name: African pepperwort
3	Species  alyssoides Gray
	4    Varietas  alyssoides common name: mesa pepperwort 5    Varietas  angustifolium (C.L. Hitchc.) Rollins common name: mesa pepperwort 6    Varietas  eastwoodiae (Woot.) Rollins common name: mesa pepperwort 7    Varietas  junceum Rollins common name: mesa pepperwort
8	Species  arbuscula Hbd. common name: Waianae Range pepperwort
9	Species  austrinum Small common name: southern pepperwort
10	Species  barnebyanum Reveal common name: Barneby's pepperweed
11	Species  bidentatum Morton
	12    Varietas  owaihiense (Cham. & Schlecht.) Fosberg common name: Kunana pepperwort 13    Varietas  remyi (Drake) Fosberg common name: Remy's pepperweed
14	Species  bipinnatifidum auct. non Desv. syn. Lepidium oblongum var. oblongum
15	Species  bonariense L. common name: Argentine pepperweed
16	Species  bourgeauanum Thellung syn. Lepidium ramosissimum var. bourgeauanum
17	Species  campestre (L.) Ait. f.
	18    Varietas  heterophyllum (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium integrifolium var. heterophyllum 19    Varietas  integrifolium (Nutt.) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium integrifolium var. integrifolium
20	Species  crenatum (Greene) Rydb. common name: alkalai pepperweed
21	Species  davisii Rollins common name: Davis' pepperweed
22	Species  densiflorum Schrad.
	23    Varietas  bourgeauanum (Thellung) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium ramosissimum var. bourgeauanum 24    Varietas  densiflorum common name: common pepperweed 25    Varietas  elongatum (Rydb.) Thellung common name: tall pepperweed 26    Varietas  macrocarpum Mulligan common name: bigseed pepperweed 27    Varietas  pubecarpum (A. Nels.) Thellung common name: babyseed pepperweed 28    Varietas  ramosum (A. Nels.) Thellung common name: miner's pepperweed 29    Varietas  typicum Thellung syn. Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum
30	Species  dictyotum Gray
	31    Varietas  acutidens Gray common name: alkali pepperwort 32    Varietas  dictyotum common name: alkali pepperweed
33	Species  didymum L. syn. Coronopus didymus
34	Species  divergens Osterhout syn. Lepidium ramosissimum var. divergens
35	Species  draba L. syn. Cardaria draba
36	Species  elongatum Rydb. syn. Lepidium densiflorum var. elongatum
37	Species  flavum Torr.
	38    Varietas  felipense C.L. Hitchc. common name: yellow pepperweed 39    Varietas  flavum common name: yellow pepperweed
40	Species  fremontii S. Wats.
	41    Varietas  fremontii common name: desert pepperweed 42    Varietas  stipitatum Rollins common name: desert pepperweed
43	Species  graminifolium L. common name: grassleaf pepperweed
44	Species  heterophyllum Benth. common name: purpleanther field pepperweed
45	Species  hirtum (L.) Sm. common name: Mediterranean pepperweed
46	Species  huberi Welsh & Goodrich common name: Huber's pepperweed
47	Species  hyssopifolium Desv. common name: hyssopleaf pepperweed
48	Species  idahoense Heller syn. Lepidium virginicum var. medium
49	Species  integrifolium Nutt.
	50    Varietas  heterophyllum S. Wats. common name: thickleaf pepperweed 51    Varietas  integrifolium common name: thickleaf pepperweed
52	Species  jaredii Brandeg.
	53    Subspecies  album Hoover common name: Panoche pepperweed 54    Subspecies  jaredii common name: Jared's pepperweed
55	Species  jonesii Rydb. syn. Lepidium montanum var. jonesii
56	Species  lasiocarpum Nutt.
	57    Varietas  georginum (Rydb.) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum 58    Varietas  lasiocarpum common name: shaggyfruit pepperweed 59    Varietas  orbiculare (Thellung) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium austrinum 60    Varietas  rotundum C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum 61    Varietas  typicum C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum 62    Varietas  wrightii (Gray) C.L. Hitchc. common name: Wright's pepperweed
63	Species  latifolium L. common name: broadleaved pepperweed
64	Species  latipes Hook.
	65    Varietas  heckardii Rollins common name: Heckard's pepperweed 66    Varietas  latipes common name: San Diego pepperweed
67	Species  medium Greene
	68    Varietas  pubescens (Greene) B.L. Robins. syn. Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens
69	Species  menziesii DC. syn. Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii
70	Species  meyenii Walp. common name: maca
71	Species  montanum Nutt.
	72    Varietas  alpinum S. Wats. common name: alpine pepperweed 73    Subspecies  alyssoides (Gray) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium alyssoides var. alyssoides 74    Varietas  alyssoides (Gray) M.E. Jones syn. Lepidium alyssoides var. alyssoides 75    Varietas  angustifolium C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium alyssoides var. angustifolium 76    Subspecies  canescens (Thellung) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium montanum var. canescens 77    Varietas  canescens (Thellung) C.L. Hitchc. common name: mountain pepperweed 78    Subspecies  cinereum (C.L. Hitchc.) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium montanum var. cinereum 79    Varietas  cinereum (C.L. Hitchc.) Rollins common name: mountain pepperweed 80    Varietas  claronense Welsh common name: mountain pepperweed 81    Varietas  coloradense Rollins common name: mountain pepperweed 82    Subspecies  davisii (Rollins) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium davisii 83    Subspecies  demissum C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium barnebyanum 84    Varietas  eastwoodiae (Woot.) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium alyssoides var. eastwoodiae 85    Varietas  glabrum C.L. Hitchc. common name: mountain pepperweed 86    Varietas  heterophyllum (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium integrifolium var. heterophyllum 87    Varietas  integrifolium (Nutt.) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium integrifolium var. integrifolium 88    Varietas  jonesii (Rydb.) C.L. Hitchc. common name: Jones' pepperweed 89    Varietas  montanum common name: mountain pepperweed 90    Varietas  neeseae Welsh & Reveal common name: Elizabeth's pepperweed 91    Varietas  nevadense Rollins common name: mountain pepperweed 92    Varietas  papilliferum (Henderson) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium papilliferum 93    Varietas  spathulatum (B.L. Robins.) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium crenatum 94    Varietas  stelliae Welsh & Reveal syn. Lepidium montanum var. cinereum 95    Varietas  tenellum (L.O. Williams) C.L. Hitchc. common name: mountain pepperweed 96    Varietas  wyomingense (C.L. Hitchc.) C.L. Hitchc. common name: mountain pepperweed
97	Species  nanum S. Wats. common name: dwarf pepperweed
98	Species  neglectum Thellung syn. Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum
99	Species  nitidum Nutt.
	100    Varietas  howellii C.L. Hitchc. common name: Howell's pepperweed 101    Varietas  insigne Greene syn. Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum 102    Varietas  nitidum common name: shining pepperweed 103    Varietas  oreganum (T.J. Howell ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc. common name: shining pepperweed
104	Species  oblongum Small
	105    Varietas  insulare C.L. Hitchc. common name: veiny pepperweed 106    Varietas  oblongum common name: veiny pepperweed
107	Species  orbiculare St. John syn. Lepidium serra
108	Species  ostleri Welsh & Goodrich common name: Ostler's pepperweed
109	Species  owaihiense Cham. & Schlecht. syn. Lepidium bidentatum var. owaihiense
110	Species  oxycarpum Torr. & Gray common name: forked pepperweed
111	Species  papilliferum (Henderson) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. common name: Idaho pepperweed
112	Species  paysonii Rollins common name: Payson's pepperweed
113	Species  perfoliatum L. common name: clasping pepperweed
114	Species  pinnatifidum Ledeb. common name: featherleaf pepperweed
115	Species  pinnatisectum (O.E. Schulz) C.L. Hitchc. common name: tansy pepperweed
116	Species  pubecarpum A. Nels. syn. Lepidium densiflorum var. pubecarpum
117	Species  pubescens auct. non Desv. syn. Lepidium strictum
118	Species  ramosissimum A. Nels.
	119    Varietas  bourgeauanum (Thellung) Rollins common name: Bourgeau's pepperweed 120    Varietas  divergens (Osterhout) Rollins common name: manybranched pepperweed 121    Varietas  ramosissimum common name: manybranched pepperweed
122	Species  ramosum A. Nels. syn. Lepidium densiflorum var. ramosum
123	Species  remyi Drake syn. Lepidium bidentatum var. remyi
124	Species  repens (Schrenk) Boiss. syn. Cardaria chalapensis
125	Species  ruderale L. common name: roadside pepperweed
126	Species  sativum L. common name: pepperweed, garden cress, curled cress, pepper grass
127	Species  schinzii Thellung common name: Schinz's pepperweed
128	Species  serra Mann common name: anaunau
129	Species  smithii Hook. syn. Lepidium heterophyllum
130	Species  sordidum Gray common name: sordid pepperweed
131	Species  squamatum Forsk. syn. Coronopus squamatus
132	Species  strictum (S. Wats.) Rattan common name: upright pepperweed
133	Species  texanum Buckl. syn. Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum
134	Species  thurberi Woot. common name: Thurber's pepperweed
135	Species  virginicum L. common name: Viginia peppergrass
	136    Varietas  medium (Greene) C.L. Hitchc. common name: medium pepperweed 137    Varietas  menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc. common name: Menzies' pepperweed 138    Varietas  pubescens (Greene) Thellung common name: hairy pepperweed 139    Varietas  robinsonii (Thellung) C.L. Hitchc. common name: Robinson's pepperweed 140    Varietas  typicum C.L. Hitchc. syn. Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum 141    Varietas  virginicum common name: Virginia pepperweed

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For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.