Scientific Name: Lepidium hyssopifolium

Common Name: soft peppercress

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Brassicaceae

Threatened Species Status: Endangered

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

Form Description: Perennial herb with short, fine hairs and variable leaves.

Flowers: In elongating spikes, petals reduced or absent; with 2 stamens and sepals 0.75mm long.

Fruit: Capsule (silicula) oval to narrowly elliptical, sometimes hairy and with slight wings in upper half forming a small notch at the apex. Seeds 1.5mm long.

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral HighlandsFlindersHobartLauncestonNorthern MidlandsSouthern Midlands
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Site Tolerance

Moist

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Sandy, Well-drained

General Notes

Will grow in most freely draining soils with a sunny or semi-shaded aspect.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Grown from seed which has moderate to good results. Flowers for most of the year. Seed collecting times vary.

Seed Treatment Method

Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.

Germination Time

2-4 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Possibly may be grown from cuttings.