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 glabrous. Petals c. as long as sepals or absent. Fruit elliptic, c. 3 mm long, with a wide notch. Annual herb up to 60 cm high. Widespread. Weed of cultivation and waste places. Peppercress Lepidium pseudohyssopifolium