Species

Lepidium coronopus

Etymology

Lepidium: scale-shaped (pods)

Common Name(s)

wart cress

Authority

Lepidium coronopus (L.) Al-Shehbaz

Family

Brassicaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Synonyms

Coronopus squamatus, Lepidium squamatum

Year Naturalised

1869

Origin

Europe, Asia Minor. Long known in new Zealand as Coronopus squamatus (Forssk.) Asch.

This page last updated on 22 Jun 2013