Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
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Life cycle: Perennial.<br />
Root: Deep spreading roots.<br />
Leaves: Bright green to gray green, broadest at base and tapering to<br />
pointed tip, with prominent whitish mid-vein. Basal leaves are up to<br />
40cm long and 10cm wide with long stalks, covered with a waxy layer.<br />
Stem leaves smaller with smaller stalks, alternate, and do not clasp<br />
stem.<br />
Pepper‑grass, broad‑leaved<br />
Lepidium latifolium, Brassicaeae (Mustard Family)<br />
Category: Noxious<br />
Stems: 30-90cm tall but can be up to 1.5m tall.<br />
Flower: Small, less than 1cm wide with four white petals, and are borne<br />
in dense, rounded clusters on terminal branches.<br />
Seed/Fruit: Flat, rounded, slightly hairy, 2-3mm long, reddish brown<br />
capsule contains two tiny seeds.<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
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Montana State University <strong>Invasive</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Identification</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County
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