Lepidium L. belongs to the Brassicaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Lepidium, Ulloa, C 2395--Ecuador. Imbabura. Cotacachi Cayapas. 4 Oct 2012. DSC06760 (9).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Lepidium
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#198,167 of 335,497
Top 60%
Extinction probability
15%
Location
Ecuador, Imbabura
0.293472, -78.352194
Location Remarks
Laguna Cuicocha
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal
Notes
Hierba desparramarda, 0.2-0.3 m. Frutos marrón con verde.
