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Lepidium virginicum
Virginia pepperweed
As recorded: Lepidium virginicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Brassicaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 15206
- Date
- March 7, 1953
- Locality
- E of Nukualofa
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 7, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 16 other specimens.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
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Colubrina asiatica
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Commelina benghalensis
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Commelina diffusa
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Cyperus javanicus
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Dendrolobium umbellatum
Botany
Entada phaseoloides
Botany
Eragrostis viscosa
Botany
Guettarda speciosa
Botany
Hippobroma longiflora
Botany
Ipomoea cairica
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Passiflora laurifolia
Botany
Salix babylonica
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Scaevola taccada
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Zephyranthes candida
Botany
Lepidium virginicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,605 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Mitch Daniels Blvd, West Lafayette, IN, US
(c) kjliu14, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Central Pkwy, Montgomery, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Sandbar Park, Webster, NY, US
(c) Sandy Wolkenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-24
Red Hill, PA 18073, USA
(c) imareallygoodphotographer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
US-3 N, North Chelmsford, MA, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-22
N Covington Ct, Wichita, KS, US
(c) kugrad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lepidium virginicum. BISH 134835. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956319208. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/134835.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956319208 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026