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Pepperweed's Ecosystem Impacts in Suisun Marsh: Methods for Control
Abstract
Perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) is an aggressive, non-native herbaceous weed displacing native vegetation in marshes, floodplains, prairies and rangeland throughout California. You can even find it growing along roadsides and highways. But does the plant’s ubiquity really mean it is an ecological problem warranting costly eradication efforts?