Quercus

Lesser Swine-cress

Lepidium didymum

Not native to South Carolina

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

11CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Lepidium

  • Anthocharis mideaFalcate Orangetip
  • Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
  • Eustixia pupulaSpotted Peppergrass Moth
  • Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
  • Hellula phidilealisCabbage Budworm
  • Hellula rogatalisCabbage Webworm
  • Plutella porrectellaDame's Violet Moth, Dame's Rocket Moth
  • Pontia protodiceCheckered White
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
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  • Xanthorhoe labradorensisLabrador Carpet, Packard’s Carpet
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
5BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Lepidium

  • Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
  • Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Sage-Grouse
  • Columbina passerinaCommon Ground Dove
  • Perdix perdixGray Partridge
  • Zenaida macrouraMourning Dove
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Brassicaceae

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Coronopus didymus; Lesser Swine Cress; Lesser Swine cress

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankGNR
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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