Brassicaceae Week * Lepidium apetalum * Willd. *lep-PID-ee-um* -- from the Greek *lepis* (scale), referring to the shape of the seed pods *a-PET-al-um* -- without petals
*commonly known as*: common peppergrass, pepperweed, pepperwort (generic), poor mans pepper, prairie peppergrass • *Nepali*: दर्या केन darya ken • * Tibetan*: khan thog pa *Native to*: central Asia, Himalayas, eastern Asia *References*: NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F408400&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc6-B3k401VI3U1xPDPT4C1AJRIsA>• PFAF<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pfaf.org%2Fdatabase%2Fplants.php%3FLepidium%2Bapetalum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzei-LJ3oNLWKpFoYVZGEWfSG90fOQ>• eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D2%26taxon_id%3D200009576&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdHUHoIOj4S6UHhPcJ-asXIHyUA9g> at Tapovan near Joshimath on 31 JUL 12 [image: Lepidium apetalum Willd.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7782698052%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfE9g7PbJ4W3PIAy0YqFewXfBZBIQ> [image: Lepidium apetalum Willd.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7794438938%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeLyMQL50p_OzTAu_I_UA-rrHAQqQ> [image: Common Peppergrass]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7782682466%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdvWH9La7ryPK8LmcQ13IBTIUKs9w> [image: khan thog pa (in Tibetan)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7794438698%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdQgJ-OM4d2YViTdctPJ2Qf2vP-7A> [image: Darya Ken (Nepali: दर्या केन)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7782690980%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeDkanpK-ZcRmORYWQSScJawP2GDw> Regards. Dinesh --
