Desert Peppergrass
Lepidium fremontii
Observed at Joshua Tree National Monument, California. 30 April 2010.
PERENNIAL: In years that this winter-growing plant gets adequate
moisture it can exceed a meter in
height and diameter. The many intricate branches give it a shrubby appearance.
LEAVES: Leaves are mostly linear and grass-like with several linear
lobes on the larger leaves.
FLOWERS: Bright white flowers with four petals can be abundant and
showy. The petals have a distinct narrow base.
RANGE: This Mojave Desert plant can be found in the far western portions
of the Sonoran Desert and in California and Nevada.
FRUIT: A flattened disc-capsule with two small seeds.
UNARMED