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Common Peppergrass

Lepidium densiflorum

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

Field notes

Supports All

39 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Checkered White, Western White, Falcate Orangetip, Labrador Carpet 8
  • 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 Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 14
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors American Sand Wasp, Annulate Masked Bee, Little Masked Bee, Glittering Cellophane Bee 15

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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