Lesser Swinecress (Lepidium didymum)
Description
Lepidium didymum is an annual or biennial herb with decumbent or ascending and glabrous green stems, up to 40 centimetres (16 in) long, radiating from a central position. The leaves are pinnate and alternate, and can reach a length of 5 cm (2 in). The flowers are inconspicuous, the four white petals very short or absent, with 2 (rarely 4):54 stamens and the fruits consist of two rounded valves, notched at the apex, with a very short style between.:405 It flowers between July and September
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Brassicales
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Family: Brassicaceae
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Genus: Lepidium
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