Field Pepperweed
[Lepidium campestre (L.) Ait. f.]
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)
▲▼ seedlings, first year plants
▲▼mature flowering plants
▲▼flowers
▲ mature plant with fruit/seed
Field Pepperweed:
· winter annual with basal rosette of elongated, finely-toothed leaves
· sends up several, 1-2’ tall stems from base, which split into multiple racemes at top
· flowers small, white; siliques flat, rounded, with notch at tip
· found in pastures, forage crops, reduced tillage crops, non-crop disturbed areas
· usually not as common as Virginia pepperweed