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Lepidium montanum Nutt.
Mountain pepperweed, mountain peppergrass, western peppergrass
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Brassicales | Mustard, cabbage, caper, papaya, nasturtiums, many others; most produce mustard oil |
| Family | Brassicaceae | Mustards, cabbages |
| Genus | Lepidium | From Greek lepidion, “little scale,” because the fruit pods resemble small balances |
| Species | montanum | Of the mountains |
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Lepidium montanum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/29/2018 · Red Spring Calico Basin, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
≈ 6 × 4" (14 × 10 cm) 
4/28/2018 · Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
≈ 12 × 8" (31 × 20 cm)
4/29/2018 · Red Spring Calico Basin, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
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