Lepidium hyssopifolium

Taiaroa Head.<br>Photographer: Mike Thorsen, Licence: All rights reserved.

Taieri River.<br>Photographer: Mike Thorsen, Date taken: 14/07/2013, Licence: All rights reserved. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

common peppercress

Family

Brassicaceae

Authority

Lepidium hyssopifolium Desv.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

NVS code

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LEPHYS

Conservation status

Not applicable

Year naturalised

1979

Origin

Australia

Etymology

lepidium: Scale-shaped (pods)

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