Common name:
Lesser swine-cress
Family:
Scientific name:
Lepidium didymum
Synonym:
Coronopus didymus
Main flower color:
Range:
Most common in Wales, south/central England and southern Ireland; range extends into southern Scotland
Height:
A few cm
Habitat:
Waste and disturbed ground, pathways, verges
Flowers:
Four tiny white petals (often absent), two pale yellow stamens and four cup-shaped sepals. Flowers are at most 2 mm across
Fruit:
Inflated green capsules, minutely pitted but lacking prominent ridges or tubercles
Leaves:
Hairless, pinnately divided into narrow, flat segments, pointed at the tip, and sometimes shallowly lobed. Leaf segments have a faint midvein
Season:
June to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
