220 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



1166. LEPAROYREA, Raf. 1817. Buflfalo-berry. Elaeagnaceae. 



From Greek, ''silvery scaly". Syn. Lepargyrsea, Lepargy- 

 reia, Shepherdia, Niitt. 1818, also Elaeagnus, in part. Shrubs 

 with scurfy foliage. Three known species, all of U. S. 



a. L. argentea (Nutt.) Greene (E. argentea Nutt. 1813, S. argen- 



tea Nutt. 1818.) Kansas to Nevada and northward. Buffalo- 

 berry, Rabbit-berry, Beef-suet tree, Bull-berry, , Silver-leaf, 

 Wild Oleaster-tree, Wild Olive-tree. Fruit edible. 



b. L. Canadeusis (L. ) Greene (E. Canadensis L., S. Canadensis 



Nutt.). British America, south to New York and Utah. 

 Canadian Buffalo-berry, Wild Oleaster- or Olive-tree. Fruit 

 insipid. 



1167. LEPEUROPET ALON, Ell.Lepeuropetalon.Saxifragaceae. 

 A very small annual herb. One species, Georgia and S. 



Carolina. 



1168. LEPIDIUM, L. Peppersrrass. Cruciferae. 



Greek name of a Cress, meaning a ' 'little scale" . Syn, Thlas- 

 pi, in part. Herbs with more or less pungent foliage. About 

 65 species; 29 in U. S. 



a, L. apetalum Willd (L. intermedium A. Gray) and (b) L. 

 Virg'inicum L. are common weeds throughout the U. S., known 

 as Wild Peppergrass, Tongue-grass, Bird's Pepper*. Plants 

 pungent, antiscorbutic. 



€. L. campestre (L.) R Br. (T. campestre L.). Europe, nat. in 

 U. S. Field Cress, Cow Cress, Mithridate Mustard, Mithri- 

 date Pepperwort, Poor-man's Pepper, Yellow-seed, English 

 Peppergrass, Glenn Pepper, Glenn- weed. Bastard Cress, Crowd- 

 weed, False Flax. Properties of (e). 



d. L, Iberis L. Europe and northern Asia. Peppergrass (of 

 Europe); Ger. Iberiskresse, Pfefferkraut; Fr. Passerageiberide. 

 Properties of (e). 



«. L. sativum L. Garden Peppergrass, Garden Garth or Cress 

 (Karse), Town or Golden Peppergrass or Cress, Tongue grass, 

 Sauce-alone, Garden Pepper-cress, Poor man's Pepper. Herb 

 pungent, antiscorbutic, used as salad. [The New Zealand (f) 

 L. oleraceiim Forst. is cultivated as a pot herb. In the Society 

 Islands (g) L. piscidium Forst. (L. oleraceum Ait. not 

 Forst. ) is used for stupefying fish]. , / 



1169. LEPIDOSPARTUM, Gray. Lepidospartum. Compositae. 



From Greek, "Scale-Broom". Syn. Linosyris, Tetradymia, 

 Carphephorusf, in part. Shrubby plants. Three known spe- 

 cies, southwestern U. S. 



1170. LEPTAMNIUM, Raf. 1818. Beech-drops. Orobanchaceae. 



Syn. Epifagus (Kew), Nutt. 1818 (Epiphegus); Orobauche, 

 in part. A purplish or brownish leafless parasite. One spe- 

 cies, N. America. 



