Huber's Pepperplant
Lepidium huberi
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G2
State (S-rank): S1S2
Utah Wildlife Action Plan status
- SGCN
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General information
Lepidium huberi is a woody subshrub found in Uintah County, Utah. It grows in sand or silty sands from the Jurassic Navajo formation (Glen Canyon), Triassic Shinarump (Gartra) member of the Chinle and Moenkopi formations, and Park City and Weber sandstone formations of the Uinta Mountains. It grows among sagebrush, snowberry, mountain mahogany, ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, and spruce-fir communities around 7,300 to 9,700 feet elevation. Lepidium huberi, commonly named Huber's Pepperplant, might be recognized by silicles 2.3-2.6 mm long and 1.8-2.2 mm wide or it being woody well above the base.
Description
Lepidium huberi is a woody subshrub found in Uintah County, Utah. It grows in sand or silty sands from the Jurassic Navajo formation (Glen Canyon), Triassic Shinarump (Gartra) member of the Chinle and Moenkopi formations, and Park City and Weber sandstone formations of the Uinta Mountains. It grows among sagebrush, snowberry, mountain mahogany, ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, and spruce-fir communities around 7,300 to 9,700 feet elevation. Lepidium huberi, commonly named Huber's Pepperplant, might be recognized by silicles 2.3-2.6 mm long and 1.8-2.2 mm wide or it being woody well above the base.
Phenology
Flowers June-August.
Diagnostic characteristics
Lepidium huberi can be identified by it being woody well above the base, deeply lobed lower cauline leaves, and silicles 2.3-2.6 mm long and 1.8-2.2 mm wide.
Species range
On the south side of the Uinta Mountains and the East Tavaputs Plateau (Holmgren et al. 2005; Welsh et al. 2008).
Threats or limiting factors
Threats include habitat degreation from invasive species (Bromus tectorum), recreation, drought, and loss of habitat.
Taxonomy
No, this species does not have taxonomic discrepancies