Argentine pepperweed vs Waitakere Scurvy Grass

Lepidium bonariense compared with Lepidium amissum

Key Differences

• Argentine pepperweed is Not Evaluated while Waitakere Scurvy Grass is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentine pepperweed	Waitakere Scurvy Grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family same	Brassicaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus same	Lepidium	Lepidium
Species	Lepidium bonariense	Lepidium amissum

Evolutionary Relationship

Argentine pepperweed and Waitakere Scurvy Grass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lepidium.

Conservation Status

Argentine pepperweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Waitakere Scurvy Grass

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentine pepperweed	Waitakere Scurvy Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentine pepperweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Waitakere Scurvy Grass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Argentine pepperweed

The Argentine pepperweed, Lepidium bonariense, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.