Lepidium aegrum
Roadside Peppergrass
Lepidium ruderale
L. Species
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- Botanical name
- Lepidium ruderale
- Also known as
- Narrow-Leaf Pepperwort, Narrow-Leaved Peppergrass, Narrow-Leaved Pepperwort, Peppergrass, Roadside Peppergrass, Stinking Peppergrass
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Lepidium
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Roadside Peppergrass
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Lepidium ruderale but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Crucifera ruderalis
Iberis ruderalis
Lepidium ambiguum
Lepidium glaucescens
Lepidium ruderale f. incanum
Lepidium texanum
Nasturtiastrum ruderale
Nasturtioides inconspicua
Nasturtium ruderale
Senckenbergia ruderalis
Thlaspi ruderale
Thlaspi tenuifolium
Others in Lepidium
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