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Virginia peppergrass

Lepidium virginicum

Photo by GraceWhite
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Description:

Weed growing in my yard

Species ID Suggestions

Virginia peppergrass

Lepidium virginicum

Comments (3)

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.
Admiring your close, complete looks at plants ... nice collection
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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