| Dicotyledon | Literature for Lepidium didymum
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Brassicaceae -- The Caper, Mustard Family | Bibliography |
| Lepidium didymum | |
Common name(s): wartcress, swinecress |
| General Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Distribution | Native to Eurasia.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Kure, Midway, Pearl and Hermes, Laysan, Ni`ihau, Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Lana`i, Maui, Kaho`olawe, Hawai`i. | |
| Habit |
Sparsely pubescent, aromatic annual or biennial herbs; outer stems prostrate, 1-4 dm long. |
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| Leaves |
Basal leaves oblong in outline, 3-10 cm long, deeply pinnatifid, the lobes dentate, stem leaves similar but shorter. |
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| Flowers |
Petals ca. 1 mm long; stamens 2. |
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| Fruit |
Silicles didymous, 2-2.5 mm wide, finely wrinkled. |
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| Chromosomes |
2n = 32 |
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