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Lepidium aschersonii

Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Australia

About

Lepidium aschersonii, also known as spiny peppercress, is a species of plant in the cabbage family. It is native to mainland southern Australia.

Where it grows

The species is found in New South Wales and Victoria, with an isolated population in Western Australia. It occurs around swamps and saltmarshes on heavy soils which are regularly waterlogged or flooded.

Other Lepidium plants

African pepperwort · Waitakere Scurvy Grass · Waianae Range pepperwort · Southern pepperwort · Coastal peppercress · Barneby's pepperweed · Field pepperweed · Creeping Watercress · Common pepperweed · Alkali pepperweed · Wartcress · Hoary cress

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lepidium aschersonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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