Lepidium L.
Fruit notched at the apex (Fig. 40 i) Lepidium
Stamens usually 2, rarely 4
Fruiting raceme elongating, mostly more than 2 cm long
Pedicels hairy. Petals shorter than sepals or absent`
Upper leaves lobed or dissected. Fruit ± orbicular, 2–4 mm diam., with a shallow notch. Annual up to 50 cm high. Widespread but not common. Weed of cultivation and waste places. Introd. from S. America Lepidium bonariense
Upper leaves entire or shortly toothed