| Scientific Name | Lepedium medium | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Mustard ( Brassicaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 4-petaled Maltese Cross
Upright to 60 cm. Flower: 4-petaled small maltese cross. Petals longer than sepals. Leaves: Lower leaves pinnate with long, central strap and linear lobes. Upper leaves straplike with 2-3 sharp lobes. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Niehaus, Ripper, Savage Peterson Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers p. 28 | |||||||||||||
February - August
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Seedpod |
| Round flattened seedpods have tiny termnal notch. |