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Perennial Pepperweed
(Lepidium latifolium):
Foreign invader in California's wildlands

Leaflet #02-1; January 2002

This brochure was produced by the Weed Research and Information Center.

Authors were Mark Renz, Carl Bell, Cheryl Wilen and Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California Cooperative Extension.

If you would like copies of this in brochure form, contact Joseph M. DiTomaso at
530-754-8715.


What is it?

Where is it from?

How did it get here?

Where is it now?

Why is it a problem?

What can be done to control perennial pepperweed?

Table 1 - Herbicide control options