Lepidium phlebopetalum

Description

Annual or perennial herb, to c. 10 cm high, without hairs, smooth to papillose; stems decumbent to erect. Leaves lanceolate to linear, to 5 cm long, 2–3 mm wide, entire, thick, succulent to leathery, sometimes deciduous under dry conditions. Inflorescence an elongating raceme. Sepals 2–2.5 mm long; petals 3–4 mm long, clawed, white to purple, veins more deeply coloured; stamens 6. Fruit ovate to orbicular, 6–9 mm long, 5–7 mm wide, narrowly winged, notched at apex, valves usually papillose; style 0.5–2 mm long, shorter than or exceeding valves; pedicels 3–6 mm long, usually papillose. Flowers mostly spring.