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Virginia peppergrass

Lepidium virginicum

Photo by GraceWhite
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Description:

Weed growing in my yard

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Lepidium virginicum

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Virginia peppergrass

Lepidium virginicum
LydiaMarie
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Comments (3)
GraceWhite
Thank you both! I won't pull it out, I just pulled the one so I could look at its root. It just grows in my lawn.
suzmonk
Admiring your close, complete looks at plants ... nice collection
LydiaMarie
Don't pull it out! It's the larval host plant for the Great Southern White and the Checkered White. :)

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PublishedJune 2, 2014

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