Lesser Swinecress

Lepidium didymum

leh-PID-ee-um  DID-ee-mum

Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)

Native to: Worldwide weed of unclear origins

Florida abundance and distribution: Throughout

Recognition: Creeping weed with finely dissected pinnate leaves.  Fruits flat and two-lobed.  Crushed foliage has strong odor.

Internet source: http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242328875

Contributed by: George Rogers