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  8. Hairypod Pepperweed

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Hairypod Pepperweed

Lepidium lasiocarpum

Status
native
Bees
2 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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23 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Checkered White, Great Southern White, Becker's White, Large Marble 5
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Black-and-red Miner, Piper's Miner Bee 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Cream Grasshopper, Green Fool Grasshopper, Common Ground Dove, Mourning Dove 5
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Painted Lady, White-lined Sphinx, Mormon Metalmark, Anise Swallowtail 11

Children

  • Hairypod Pepperweed

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
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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