Latin name: Lepidium lasiocarpum Torrey & A.
  Gray var. lasiocarpum
  Pronunciation: le-PID-ee-um las-ee-oh-KAR-pum

  Common name: Hairy-podded peppergrass
  Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
  Habitat: Grassy slopes and sandy flats to 5000',
  creosote bush and shadscale scrub, valley grassland
  from Santa Barbara Co. south

  Blooming period: February to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Lepidium
  2) lasiocarpum
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