Species

Lepidium didymum

Etymology

Lepidium: scale-shaped (pods)

Common Name(s)

twin cress

Authority

Lepidium didymum L.

Family

Brassicaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

CORDID

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Synonyms

Coronopus didymus

Flower Colours

Green,White

Year Naturalised

1855

Origin

Europe, Long known in New Zealand as Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.


This page last updated on 5 Jan 2012