Lepidium montanum, August 17, 2022
Common & scientific name
Mountain pepperweed, Lepidium montanum
Family
Mustard, Brassicaceae
Location
Twin Lakes area, 9,300’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This white-flowered (and thus four-petaled) mustard has a small, oval silique with a portion of the style sticking out: and that is about where the commonalities among varieties of this species, none settled amongst botanists, end. This variety of mountain pepperweed is found solely on the east side of the Pass.