Resources

Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S. - USDA-APHIS

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5374680 orbicular whitetop Lepidium chalepense Plant(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso	5391986 orbicular whitetop Lepidium chalepense Infestation John M. Randall	5391988 orbicular whitetop Lepidium chalepense Fruit(s) John M. Randall	5391987 orbicular whitetop Lepidium chalepense Flower(s) John M. Randall
5374681 orbicular whitetop Lepidium chalepense Fruit(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso	5374991 orbicular whitetop Lepidium chalepense Feature(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso	5376344 orbicular whitetop Lepidium chalepense Seed(s) Julia Scher	5376345 orbicular whitetop Lepidium chalepense Seed(s) Julia Scher
5376346 orbicular whitetop Lepidium chalepense Fruit(s) Julia Scher	5376347 orbicular whitetop Lepidium chalepense Seed(s) Julia Scher	5376348 orbicular whitetop Lepidium chalepense Seed(s) Julia Scher	5376349 orbicular whitetop Lepidium chalepense Seed(s) Julia Scher

Maps

EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org

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State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org

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Invasive Listing Sources

Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: Dilleniidae

Order: Capparales

Family: Brassicaceae

Genus: Lepidium

Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
lens-podded whitetop, lenspod whitetop, heartpod hoarycress, hoary cress, lens podded hoary cress, lens-podded hoary whitetop, peppergrass, whitetop, whiteweed

Related Scientific Names:

Cardaria chalapensis (L.) Hand.-Maz.	*(Misspelling)*
Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz	*(Synonym)*

References

Common Name Reference:
Scientific Name Reference:	USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/queries.pl