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Virginia Peppergrass

Lepidium virginicum

59
Strong

Native to Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 82%

Height
6 inches–2 feet
Light
Sun
Soil moisture
Dry
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At a glance

Life cycle
Annual or biennial

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 60 Arkansas counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food. 38 animals.

Widespread birds also seen here (53)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of Arkansas

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

10CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Lepidium

  • Anthocharis mideaFalcate Orangetip
  • Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
  • Euchloe olympiaOlympia Marble, Rosy Marble
  • Eustixia pupulaSpotted Peppergrass Moth
  • Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
  • Hellula rogatalisCabbage Webworm
  • Plutella porrectellaDame's Violet Moth, Dame's Rocket Moth
  • Pontia protodiceCheckered White
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
7BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Lepidium

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded eating Lepidium in Arkansas

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Arkansas, most records first.

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab)

Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Flies 6
  • Cistogaster occidua
  • Gymnosoma fuliginosa
  • Limnophora narona
  • Nemotelus glaber
  • Phorantha purpurascens
  • Zodion fulvifrons

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Adult butterflies / moths 1
  • Pontia protodice

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 3
  • Anoplius illinoensis
  • Leionotus clypeatus
  • Leionotus illinoensis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Other insects

Birds that eat Lepidium 2

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Brassicaceae
Flower color
White

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Arkansas rankSNR
Global rankG5
AR statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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