Field Pepperweed

Field Pepperweed

[Lepidium campestre (L.) Ait. f.]

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

▲ ▼ seedlings, first year plants

▲ ▼ mature flowering plants

▲ ▼ flowers

▲ mature plant with fruit/seed

Field Pepperweed:

winter annual with basal rosette of elongated, finely-toothed leaves
sends up several, 1-2’ tall stems from base, which split into multiple racemes at top
flowers small, white; siliques flat, rounded, with notch at tip
found in pastures, forage crops, reduced tillage crops, non-crop disturbed areas
usually not as common as Virginia pepperweed