Pan India Bouquets

Lepidium perfoliatum L.

Family : Brassicaceae
(Mustard Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SARSON FAMILY (सरसों फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Brassicaceae
Synonym(s) : Crucifera diversifolia E.H.L.Krause; Nasturtium perfoliatum (L.) Besser; Thlaspi heterophyllum Cav.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lepidium perfoliatum L.
Common name : Clasping pepperweed
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Wasteland, fallows, sinks (dry lakes), open deserts, roadsides, dry sandy slopes, and other ruderal places, occasionally occurring in wetlands
Flower, Fruit : March-June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : East Central & South-East Europe to South-West Siberia, Pakistan and India
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Central & South-East Europe to South-West Siberia, Pakistan and India, North and South America, Eastern Africa, Mangolia, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Russia
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 76
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Lepidium perfoliatum. Downloaded on 1 October 2023.