The species grows as a perennial herb up to about 30 cm in height. It has intricately branched stems; the smaller branches are spiny, and the whole plant becomes spinier with increasing age and aridity. The leaves may be up to 12 cm long at the base of the plant and but smaller farther up the stem. The inflorescence is an inconspicuous greenish raceme terminating in a spine. The flowers are less than a millimetre long. The fruits are oval pods 3.5–4.5 cm long by 2.5–3 cm wide.[1]
Distribution and habitatedit
The species is found in New South Wales and Victoria, with an isolated population in Western Australia. It occurs around swamps and saltmarshes on heavy soils which are regularly waterlogged or flooded.[1]
Conservationedit
The species has declined in range and abundance since European settlement in Australia. It is threatened by invasive plants, grazing by rabbits and livestock, and altered hydrology. It has been declared Vulnerable under Australia’s EPBC Act.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Spiny Peppercress Lepidium aschersonii" (PDF). Environment Victoria. Dept of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria. 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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lepidium, aschersonii, also, known, spiny, peppercress, species, plant, cabbage, family, native, mainland, southern, australia, conservation, statusvulnerable, epbc, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicot. Lepidium aschersonii also known as spiny peppercress is a species of plant in the cabbage family It is native to mainland southern Australia Lepidium aschersoniiConservation statusVulnerable EPBC Act 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder BrassicalesFamily BrassicaceaeGenus LepidiumSpecies L aschersoniiBinomial nameLepidium aschersoniiThell Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Conservation 4 ReferencesDescription editThe species grows as a perennial herb up to about 30 cm in height It has intricately branched stems the smaller branches are spiny and the whole plant becomes spinier with increasing age and aridity The leaves may be up to 12 cm long at the base of the plant and but smaller farther up the stem The inflorescence is an inconspicuous greenish raceme terminating in a spine The flowers are less than a millimetre long The fruits are oval pods 3 5 4 5 cm long by 2 5 3 cm wide 1 Distribution and habitat editThe species is found in New South Wales and Victoria with an isolated population in Western Australia It occurs around swamps and saltmarshes on heavy soils which are regularly waterlogged or flooded 1 Conservation editThe species has declined in range and abundance since European settlement in Australia It is threatened by invasive plants grazing by rabbits and livestock and altered hydrology It has been declared Vulnerable under Australia s EPBC Act 1 References edit a b c d Spiny Peppercress Lepidium aschersonii PDF Environment Victoria Dept of Sustainability and Environment Victoria 2009 Retrieved 27 January 2023 nbsp This Australian plant article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Brassicales article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lepidium aschersonii amp oldid 1153537932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
