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Lepidium virginicum
peppergrass, poorman pepperweed, poorman's pepper, poorman's pepperwort, Virginia pepperweed, Virginian peppercress
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lepidium virginicum L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Brassicales, Family Brassicaceae, Genus Lepidium, Species Lepidium virginicum


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: SNR
Evidence:		1 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Amistad National Recreation Area
Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Assateague Island National Seashore
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
DeSoto National Memorial	Dry Tortugas National Park
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Grand Canyon National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Haleakala National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Prince William Forest Park
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park	Rock Creek Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saguaro National Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tonto National Monument	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Virgin Islands National Park


Last Modified Date:	3/23/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 7:49:07 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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