Lepidium ruderale L. is a plant in the Brassicaceae family, order Brassicales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Lepidium ruderale L.

Lepidium ruderale L.

Lepidium ruderale L. is a flowering Brassicaceae species native to Eurasia, naturalized elsewhere, with several common pepper-related names.

Family
Genus
Lepidium
Order
Brassicales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Lepidium ruderale L.

Lepidium ruderale L. is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family, also known as the mustard or cabbage family. It is native to temperate Asia, and northern and eastern Europe. This species has also become naturalized in southwestern Europe and North America. Its common names are roadside pepperweed, narrow-leaved pepperwort, narrow-leaf pepperwort, and peppergrass.

Photo: (c) Michal Ducháček, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michal Ducháček · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae Lepidium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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