Latin name: Lepidium virginicum L. var. pubescens
  (E. Greene) Thell.
  Pronunciation: leh-PID-ee-um vir-JIN-i-kum pew-BES-
  ens

  Common name: Wild peppergrass
  Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
  Habitat: Waste places, roadsides to 7000', chaparral,
  coastal sage scrub, cismontane, Channel Islands

  Blooming period: March to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Lepidium
  2) virginicum  3) pubescens
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