Lepidium bonariense L.
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Guvulala Pan, Hwange National Park
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Guvulala Pan, Hwange National Park
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Guvulala Pan, Hwange National Park
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At ISPN campus near Chimoio
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At ISPN campus near Chimoio
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At ISPN campus near Chimoio
Photo: Bart Wursten
At ISPN campus near Chimoio
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Common names:
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Argentine pepperwort (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Introduced |
Description:
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Annual or sometimes perennial herb, up to c. 50 cm, usually single-stemmed but branching. Leaves variously pinnatifid or bipinnatifid, pubescent. Flowers in erect racemes, minute, white. The racemes elongating up to 17 cm when fruiting. Fruits (siluculae) at least 2 mm wide, clearly emarginate at the apex. |
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Habitat:
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An introduced weed of disturbed places. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Native to South America |
National distribution:
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Growth form(s):
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Annual, perennial.
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Exell, A.W. (1960). Brassicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 190 - 191. (Includes a picture).
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 31.
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 41.
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Copyright:
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2025).
Flora of Botswana: Species information: Lepidium bonariense. https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=124080, retrieved 31 March 2025
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