Lesser Swinecress - introduced (*Lepidium didymum)

Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage and turnip family).

Cosmopolitan.

Other names: Coronopus didymus.

Occurrence: Lesser Swinecress is a weed of gardens, pastures and waste areas. Uncommon in Central Victoria.

Identification:

• the plant is prostrate or ascending
• the stems are much branched
• the leaves are divided into small leaflets
• the flowers are small and white
• the fruits have two parts which separate when ripe.