nitidum
Pronunciation: leh-PID-ee-um NIT-i-dum
Common name: Shiny peppergrass
Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Habitat: Open places below 3000', chaparral, valley
grassland, coastal sage scrub throughout cismontane
southern California
Blooming period: February to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lepidium
2) nitidum