Lepidium didymum L.
(Lesser Swine-cress)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress)
GenusLepidium (pepperworts)
FamilyBRASSICACEAE (cabbages, cresses etc.)
OrderBRASSICALES (cabbages, cresses, weld, mignonette, spiderflowers and garden nasturtiums)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress) :
1: Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress)
25 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ31 50° 60’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on bare rough ground beside car park
Image 1: Flowering shoot - close-up - in situImage 2: Flowering shoot - close-up - in situ (2)Image 3: Flowering shoot - close-up - pale backgroundImage 4: Fruits and leaves - close-upImage 5: Plant - in situImage 6: Flowers - close-up - highly enlargedImage 7: Fruiting shoot - close-up - in situ - enlargedImage 8: Fruits - close-up - highly enlargedImage 9: Fruits - magnified
2: Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress)
26 Apr 2003 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Leaf - close-upImage 2: Leaves and fruits - close-upImage 3: Plant - top viewImage 4: Fruits - enlarged
3: Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress)
28 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
on dumped sandy soil
Image 1: Fruiting racemeImage 2: Leaves - uppersideImage 3: Shoot
4: Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress)
18 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Fruiting inflorescenceImage 2: Leaves and inflorescencesImage 3: Shoot with leaves and fruits
5: Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress)
30 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: Flowering shootImage 2: Flowers and fruits

Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lepidium didymum (Lesser Swine-cress)
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