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Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum)

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Other common names: Poor-Mans Pepper
Native
Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Height: 0.5 to 2 ft.
Blooms: June to November
Leaf Type: toothed
Bloom Size:  0.1 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Elongate clusters, Regular blooms, 4 parts
Location: Allegheny River Trail
Date:  5/17/2003
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Peppergrass may be easily confused with:
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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