(DC.) Thell.
Pronunciation: leh-PID-ee-um vir-JIN-i-kum MEN-zees-
ee-eye
Common name: Wild peppergrass
Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Habitat: Dry, disturbed areas, bottomland, riverbanks,
meadows, fields, pastures, cliffs, scrub in most of CA to
8500'
Blooming period: March to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lepidium
2) virginicum 3) menziesii
Includes the former Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens
and Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii