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pdf image Perennial pepperweed

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

Leaflet #02-1; January 2002

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

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

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