Lepidium sativum L.
Common Name : Pepper grass
Family : Brassicaceae
HABIT |
A SMALL HERBACEOUS ANNUAL; 15-45 CM TALL. |
STEMS |
ERECT, BRANCHED, GLABROUS. |
LEAVES |
VARIABLE, ENTIRE OR VARIOUSLY LOBED OR PINNATISECT. LOWER LEAVES
LONG-PETIOLED, TWICE PINNATISECT; UPPER LEAVES SESSILE, LINEAR, LINEAROBLONG
OR PINNATIFID. |
FLOWERS |
SMALL, WHITE IN LONG RACEMES. |
FRUITS |
AN OVOID, FLATTENED SILIQUE,
MEASURING 4.5-6.5 MM X 3-4 MM, PALE GREEN TO YELLOWISH, WITH PROMINENT APICAL
WINGS. |
SEEDS |
SUB-OVOID, FLATTENED,
MEASURING 2-3 MM X 1.5 MM, WINGLESS AND REDDISH BROWN. |