Veined Peppercress,
Unmut#a
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.
Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Broughton (FLB02) | Flinders Lofty Block | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i)) [edge of range] |
Olary Spur (FLB03) | | Least Concern |
Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Least Concern |
Northern Flinders (FLB05) | | Least Concern |
Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Least Concern |
Eyre Hills (EYB03) | Eyre Yorke Block | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) |
Eyre Mallee (EYB05) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) |
South Olary Plain (MDD01) | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern |
Murray Mallee (MDD02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [edge of range] |
Braemer (MDD07) | | Least Concern |
Myall Plains (GAW01) | Gawler | Least Concern |
Gawler Volcanics (GAW02) | | Least Concern |
Gawler Lakes (GAW03) | | Least Concern |
Arcoona Plateau (GAW04) | | Least Concern |
Kingoonya (GAW05) | | Least Concern |
Torrens (GAW06) | | Least Concern |
Roxby (GAW07) | | Least Concern |
Commonwealth Hill (GAW08) | | Least Concern |
Maralinga (GVD03) | Great Victoria Desert | Least Concern |
Kintore (GVD04) | | Least Concern |
Tallaringa (GVD05) | | Least Concern |
Yellabinna (GVD06) | | Least Concern |
Carlisle (NUL01) | Nullarbor | Least Concern |
Nullarbor Plain (NUL02) | | Least Concern |
Yalata (NUL03) | | Least Concern |
Barrier Range (BHC01) | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern |
Barrier Range Outwash (BHC04) | | Least Concern |
Bimbowrie (BHC05) | | Least Concern |
Curnamona (BHC06) | | Least Concern |
Simpson Desert (SSD02) | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Least Concern |
Dieri (SSD03) | | Least Concern |
Warriner (SSD04) | | Least Concern |
Strzelecki Desert (SSD05) | | Least Concern |
Breakaways (STP01) | Stony Plains | Least Concern |
Oodnadatta (STP02) | | Least Concern |
Murnpeowie (STP03) | | Least Concern |
Peake-Dennison Inlier (STP04) | | Least Concern |
Macumba (STP05) | | Least Concern |
Witjira (STP06) | | Least Concern |
Baltana (STP07) | | Least Concern |
Sturt Stony Desert (CHC02) | Channel Country | Least Concern |
Diamantina-Eyre (CHC04) | | Least Concern |
Coongie (CHC06) | | Least Concern |
Lake Pure (CHC07) | | Least Concern |
Mann-Musgrave Block (CER01) | Central Ranges | Least Concern |
Watarru (CER02) | | Least Concern |
Everard Block (CER03) | | Least Concern |
Tieyon (FIN03) | Finke | Least Concern |
Pedirka (FIN04) | | Least Concern |
5 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern , Rare |
2 of 5 subregions | Eyre Yorke Block | Rare |
3 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern , Rare |
8 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Least Concern |
4 of 4 subregions | Great Victoria Desert | Least Concern |
3 of 3 subregions | Nullarbor | Least Concern |
4 of 4 subregions | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern |
4 of 4 subregions | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Least Concern |
7 of 7 subregions | Stony Plains | Least Concern |
4 of 4 subregions | Channel Country | Least Concern |
3 of 3 subregions | Central Ranges | Least Concern |
2 of 2 subregions | Finke | Least Concern |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 7
Prior names
Lepidium eremaeum
Nasturtium phlebopetalum
Lepidium rotundum var. phlebopetalum
Monoploca phlebopetala
Lepidium eraemeum, orth.var.
Common names
Veined Peppercress
Unmut#a
Etymology
Lepidium from the Greek 'lepis' meaning a scale; referring to the appearance of the fruits. Phlebopetalum from the Greek 'phlebos' meaning veins and 'petalum' meaning petals; referring to the numerous veins on the petals.
Distribution and status
Found across much of South Australia except near the coast, growing in a variety of habitats on sandy & clayey soils. Also found in all mainland states. Native. Common in South Australia. Rare in Victoria. Common in the other states.
Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Nullarbor, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Murray
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Plant description
Annual to perennial shrub to 30 cm high, decumbent to erect, glabrous to hairy or shortly warty. Leaves entire, lanceolate to linear, obtuse, to 50 mm long and 3 mm wide, thick, sometimes falling in dry conditions. Inflorescence an elongating open spike with white to purple flowers, petals veins deeply pigmented, petals slightly longer than sepals. Flowers throughout the year. Fruits are brown ovate to circular pod to 9 mm long and 7 mm wide, winged with the narrow obtuse to acute wing forming a notch one-sixth of the fruit length. Seeds are orange reinform seed to 3 mm long and 2 mm wide, with a transparent wing on the margin. Seed embryo type is bent.
Seed collection and propagation
Collect seeds between January and December. Collect maturing pods those turning reddish brown with hard seeds inside. Be gentle with the pods as they split open easily. Place the pods in a tray and cover with paper to prevent seeds from popping out and leave to dry for a week. Then rub the dried pods gently by hand to dislodge the seeds. Use a sieve to separate the unwanted material. Store the seeds with a desiccant such as dried silica beads or dry rice, in an air tight container in a cool and dry place. From one collection, the seed viability was high, at 100%.
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | BGA MSB | 7,500 (18 g) 7,500 (18 g) | 85 | 22-Oct-2004 | MOL4543 Gairdner-Torrens | 28-Mar-2006 | 100% | -18°C |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.