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.