Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_5746.JPG-05-24-2026
Flower name (scientific): Lepidium campestre (Linnaeus) William Townsend Aiton PY: 1812. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) le-PID-ee-um (or lep-ID-e-um or lep-ID-i-um) kam-PES-tray
Flower name (common): Field Peppergrass
Family name (common): Mustard
Family name (scientific): Brassicaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (0.3 to 0.5 cm)
     Petal count: 4
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
     Size: 8 to 20 inches (20 to 51 cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly oblong to lanceolate (MP), basal oblanceolate or oblong, cauline oblong, lanceolate, or narrowly deltate-lanceolate (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): May to June
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual/Biennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Brown, Calumet, Crawford, Dane, Door, Dunn, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (AB, BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map
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