Southern Pepperwort

Description

Lepidium austrinum Small, southern pepperweed. Annual, taprooted, initially rosetted, 1-stemmed at base, initially unbranched with diverging lateral branches in canopy, aging with lateral branches nearly to base, erect, in range 7-50 cm tall; shoots with basal leaves and cauline leaves, all leaves petiolate, hirsute, to 1.5 mm long.