Lepidium campestre

Classification	Dicots
Family	Brassicaceae
Family (Traditional)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Lepidium
Species:	Lepidium campestre (L.) W. T. Aiton
Common Name	Field Pepperweed; Field Cress
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Annual; Duration: Biennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 2; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 4; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 4; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms (2)

Synonym	Full Citation
Neolepia campestris	Neolepia campestris (L.) W.A. Weber
Thlaspi campestre	Thlaspi campestre L.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Ballard (KY), Barren (KY), Bell (KY), Bourbon (KY), Boyle (KY), Bracken (KY), Bullitt (KY), Campbell (KY), Carroll (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Clay (KY), Crittenden (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Floyd (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Grayson (KY), Greenup (KY), Harlan (KY), Hart (KY), Henry (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Johnson (KY), Kenton (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Lawrence (KY), Leslie (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Martin (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Mercer (KY), Montgomery (KY), Nelson (KY), Oldham (KY), Pendleton (KY), Pike (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Shelby (KY), Simpson (KY), Spencer (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Whitley (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Loudon (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1923 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0048335	Anderson	Kentucky			APSC Lepidium campestre
TENN-V-0104493	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Lepidium campestre
TENN-V-0104494	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Lepidium campestre
31234100747698	Ballard	Kentucky	16 May 1983	Marc Evans 7622	EKY Lepidium campestre
31234100747094	Ballard	Kentucky	07 Jun 1983	Marc Evans 7716	EKY Lepidium campestre
31234100345667	Barren	Kentucky	12 Apr 1993	Charlie 8	EKY Lepidium campestre
HTTU032946	Barren	Kentucky			HTTU Lepidium campestre
APSC0060292	Barren	Kentucky			APSC Lepidium campestre
APSC0060293	Barren	Kentucky			APSC Lepidium campestre
MTSU015625	Bedford	Tennessee	11 Apr 1996	Kim Reed 33	MTSU Lepidium campestre

Lepidium campestre

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Synonyms (2)

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