Kingdom Plantae Family Brassicaceae Rank Species | Order Brassicales Genus Lepidium | |
Similar Lepidium oblongum, Lepidium nitidum, Lepidium montanum, Lepidium bonariense, Lepidium perfoliatum | ||
Lepidium nesophilum is a flowering plant in the mustard and cabbage family. The specific epithet is derived from the Greek nesos (“island”) and -philus (“loving”), alluding to its island home.
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Description
It is a perennial herb or subshrub, erect or decumbent, glabrous, with a stem trailing to 1.5 m. The leaves are narrowly oblanceolate to lanceolate or elliptic, 3–12 cm long, 0.5–2 cm wide. The small white flowers have petals 1.5–2.5 mm long. The seeds are ellipsoidal and about 2 mm long.
Distribution and habitat
The plant is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it is found on basalt ledges at low elevations.
References
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