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Brassicaceae family
Lenspod Whitetop Cardaria chalepensis
Lenspod Whitetop is an introduced perennial shrub, found in Canada and the lower 48 states. It blooms Apr – Jun.
Growing & care
USDA PLANTS · TRY Conditions
Sources · Conditions
Cold hardiness (derived) — Hardiness
- Hardiness
- ≥ zone 4 derived from its U.S. range
Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
TRY Plant Trait Database (CC BY 4.0) — Foliage
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Broadleaf
In the garden
Shrub layer — Sits in the shrub of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles The garden year bloom → fruit → fall colour
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Bloom
Bloom (the flower's colour)
Bloom · Apr – Jun — 88 obs · Herbarium specimens — Park et al. 2023 (CC BY 4.0)
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a
guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.
Sources for this entry (8) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503) — native status
[06] Bloom period — Herbarium specimens — Park et al. 2023 (CC BY 4.0)
[07] Foliage — TRY Plant Trait Database (CC BY 4.0)
[08] Cold hardiness (derived) — Derived from U.S. range × USDA PHZM zones
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