Formbe Peppercress - profile

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Scientific name: Lepidium pseudopapillosum

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered

Commonwealth status: Vulnerable

Profile last updated: 14 Oct 2024

Description

A small perennial herb which grows to about 15 cm tall. Its basal leaves are pinnately lobed whilst its stem leaves are narrow but not lobed. Inflorescences are long and narrow at the end of stems. Flowers have four small (0.75 mm) sepals but no petals. The fruits (siliculas) are broad (about 5 mm long and 4 mm wide) with lateral wings that broaden from the base forming a small notch at the apex.

Distribution

Recorded from central and north-western Victoria and the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. The original description of the species includes the information 'Neu-Süd-Wales: Formbe, rocky lands, leg. E. Smith, VIII. 1902' but the location of Formbe has not been confirmed. The NSW Herbarium has specimens assigned to this species from Canberra but notes that 'this specimen is somewhat atypical'. Plants in the Canberra population are now considered to be a distinct taxon, which has been named L. ginninderrense (Scarlett 2001) and there are no records from NSW of this species

Habitat and ecology

Victorian collections, where the species is considered to be rare, have been made in Buloke/Black Box woodland and open forest of Grey Box.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Riverina

Threats

As the occurrence of this species in NSW has not been confirmed, the threats at this stage are not known.

Recovery strategies

A Saving Our Species conservation project is currently being developed for this species and will be available soon. For information on how you can contribute to this species' recovery, see the Activities to assist this species section below.

Activities to assist this species

If this species is confirmed from NSW, identify management actions as appropriate at the identified locations.

Information sources

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2001) Recovery Plan for the 'lost' threatened flora of south-east NSW. (NSW NPWS, Hurstville NSW)
Scarlett, N.H. (2001) Lepidium ginninderrense (Brassicaceae), a new species from the Australian Capital Territory. Muelleria 15: 69-73

IBRA Bioregion	IBRA Subregion	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions region

Other State	ACT	Known	None
Other State	VIC	Known	None
Riverina	Murray Fans	Predicted	None

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