Lepidium virginicum

Linnaeus

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Common name (English)

Virgin pepperweed

Ηabitat

X10 Mixed landscapes

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Habitat detail

"Skoulli (Paphos), roadside, 2000, G. Alziar in JBVN A-8979 [1]. [...] it is not surprising to find it in Cyprus; however it is too early to prejudge its development in the island" (Hadjikyriakou et al. 2004).

Establishment status

Unknown

Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual.

Pathway

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn

Pathway detail

CBD pathways per EASIN (2023), excluding RELEASE IN NATURE: Landscape/flora/fauna “improvement” in the wild, TRANSPORT - CONTAMINANT: Food contaminant (including of live food) and TRANSPORT - STOWAWAY: Other means of transport.

References

Hadjikyriakou G, Makris C, Christofides Y, Alziar G (2004) Additions to the flora of Cyprus. Le Journal de Botanique de la Societe de botanique de France 27: 31-46.

Hadjikyriakou G (2004) Contribution to the study of the flora of Cyprus 1 [Συμβολή στη μελέτη της χλωρίδας της Κύπρου 1]. Dasoponos 20: 5-8.

EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/