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  8. Mesa Pepperwort

species 655 observations

Mesa Pepperwort

Lepidium alyssoides

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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18 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Checkered White, Becker's White, Large Marble 3
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Black-and-red Miner 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Dipalta serpentina, Rhopalophora meeskei, Common Ground Dove, Mourning Dove 5
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Tailed Copper, Anise Swallowtail, Narrow-headed Marsh Fly, Western Lynx Spider 9

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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