Scientific Name: Lepidium flexicaule

Common Name: springy peppercress

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Brassicaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Perennial herb forming weak underground stems. The leaves are 4cm long and wider towards the tip, with scalloped or indented margins. Juvenile leaves are succulent.

Flowers: White, arranged on stalks which become shorter towards the top of the stem.

Fruit: Oval capsule with a narrow wing. Seeds are 1.5-2mm long.

Municipality
BurnieDerwent ValleyKingboroughWest Coast
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Largely coastal, inhabits very shallow soil in rock crevices in the south-west and Bruny Island. Most common near bird rookeries.

General Notes

May succumb to white rust disease if grown near other brassicas.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information