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Lepidium jaredii is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Jared's pepperweed. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the San Joaquin Valley to just within the central Coast Ranges. Lepidium jaredii is a mustardlike annual herb growing slender, erect stems up to about 70 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are lance-shaped and up to 10 centimeters long. There are two subspecies of the plant; ssp. album, Panoche pepperweed, has white flowers and ssp. jaredii, Jared's or Carrizo pepperweed, has yellow. Lepidium jaredii is a mustardlike annual herb growing slender, erect stems up to about 70 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are lance-shaped and up to 10 centimeters long. There are two subspecies of the plant; ssp. album, Panoche pepperweed, has white flowers and ssp. jaredii, Jared's or Carrizo pepperweed, has yellow. The plant is of conservation concern, particularly ssp. album, because its range is limited and few populations are known. Much of its habitat is located on land owned and protected by the Bureau of Land Management.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

2 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow, White

Plant communities

Valley Grassland

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 6 likely

Confirmed Likely

Gray Marble

Anthocharis lanceolata

Large Marble

Euchloe ausonides

Pearly Marble

Euchloe hyantis

Subterranean Dart

Feltia subterranea