Pronunciation: leh-PID-ee-um FLAY-vum
Common name: Yellow peppergrass
Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Habitat: Semi-alkaline flats and washes below 4500',
creosote bush scrub and joshua tree woodland, both
deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lepidium
2) flavum