field pepperwort
field pepperweed
lepidium campestre latin

Field pepperweed grows in disturbed land, crops, and waste places.

The stem of field pepperweed comes out of a basal rosette of toothed leaves.

The most notable characteristic of field pepperweed is the raceme of flowers which forks off of the stem.

Lepidium campestre (field pepperweed) is an annual plant in the Brassicaceae or mustard family, native to Europe, but commonly found in North America as an invasive weed.

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Lepidium campestre (field pepperweed) is an annual plant in the Brassicaceae or mustard family, native to Europe, but commonly found in North America as an invasive weed.

Several plants in the United States are used also as pepper substitutes, such as Lepidium campestre, Lepidium virginicum, shepherd's purse, horseradish,and field Pennycress.