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Mesa Pepperwort
Plants

Mesa Pepperweed

Lepidium alyssoides

Authorship: Gray

Sources

[Lieb 917, 1118]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumMAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (Dicots)
FamilyBRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family)
GenusLepidium
Speciesalyssoides

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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Mesa Pepperwort
kbicksOct 22, 2026Artesia, NM, US
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Mesa Pepperwort
ambiguousreptileOct 20, 2026Carlsbad, NM, US
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Mesa Pepperwort
evaryan121Oct 11, 2026I-10 W, Anthony, NM, US
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Mesa Pepperwort
danapar3Oct 20, 2026Las Cruces, NM, USA
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Mesa Pepperwort
logancreesOct 17, 2026Socorro County, NM, USA
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Mesa Pepperwort
ironweed01Oct 17, 2026Frenchy's Field Park, Santa Fe, NM, US
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Mesa Pepperwort
ashley_bradfordAug 29, 2026Main Park Rd, Saint Johns, AZ, US
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Mesa Pepperwort
ashley_bradfordAug 29, 2026Main Park Rd, Saint Johns, AZ, US
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Mesa Pepperwort
rgvnpsotOct 11, 2026Anthony
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Mesa Pepperwort
craighensleyOct 10, 2026Bitter Lakes Rd, Roswell, NM, US

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red ListNot assessed
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
GNRNot Ranked
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)
SNRNot Ranked
Texas SGCNNot assessed