Lepidium heterophyllum Benth.
(Smith’s Pepperwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLepidium heterophyllum (Smith’s Pepperwort)
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 heterophyllum (Smith’s Pepperwort) :
1: Lepidium heterophyllum (Smith’s Pepperwort)
12 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 49° 60’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
in flower on old track
Image 1: Inflorescences - close-upImage 2: Inflorescences - close-up (2)Image 3: Plant - in situImage 4: Inflorescence - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Inflorescences - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Infructescence - tip - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Leaves - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Siliqua - lateral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 9: Siliqua - lateral view - highly enlarged - grey background (2)

Lepidium heterophyllum (Smith’s Pepperwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lepidium heterophyllum (Smith’s Pepperwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lepidium heterophyllum (Smith’s Pepperwort)
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