| Poor-man's-pepper, Virginia pepperweed
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| Lepidium virginicum
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| Brassicaceae
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An aggressive native weed. Not recommended for general landscape use. |
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Eastern United States west to North Dakota and Texas and south to the Monroe County Keys; an introduced weed elsewhere. |
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Larval host plant for checkered white (Pontia protodice) and European cabbage white butterflies (Pieris rapae); occasional larval host plant for great southern white (Ascia monuste) butterflies. |
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See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.
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James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida Expand
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James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
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