Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Lepidium oleraceum
Brassicaceae Burnett
Lepidium oleraceum G.Forst. ex Sparrm. , legitimate, scientific
Sparrman, A. (1780), Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 3: 193 [tax. nov.]
Sprengel, C.P.J. (1825), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 2: 868 [secondary reference]
Hewson, H.J. (26 February 1982), The genus Lepidium L. (Brassicaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 4(2): 304 [secondary reference]
  • Text: "Sprengel (1825) records this species for Australia; however there does not appear to be any evidence that this species ever was introduced into Australia. It is probable that L. foliosum was established as L. oleraceum."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
isonym: Lepidium oleraceum G.Forst. isonym
  • APC Comment: A New Zealand taxon, recorded by C.P.J.Sprengel, Syst. Veg., 17th edn, 2: 868 (1825), but not known to occur in Australia.