Habit: Annual, biennial, glaucous, glabrous or sparsely hairy proximally. Stem: erect, (0.7)1.5--4.3(5.6) dm, branched distally. Leaf: rosetted, (1)3--8(15) cm, 2--3-pinnately lobed or divided, lobes linear to oblong, entire; middle, distal cauline sessile, (0.5)1--3(4) cm, ovate to cordate or +- round, deeply cordate-clasping, entire. Inflorescence: elongated; rachis glabrous. Flower: sepals 0.8--1(1.3) mm; petals 1--1.5(1.9) mm, 0.2--0.5 mm wide, narrowly spoon-shaped, pale yellow; stamens
Clasping peppersgrass is a Eurasian species widely introduced in North America, although it is not widespread in New England. It is sometimes eaten as a vegetable in China. The mucilaginous (jelly-like) seed coat provides moisture to the newly-emerging seedling..Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), meadows and fields
How to get rid of:
Pulling young plants and tilling or cultivating
the area where sweet peas grow
can eliminate about 80 to 95percent of the
wild sweet peas.The most effective
way to remove sweet pea weeds is with chemical
herbicides. Glyphosate is one of the chemicals that effectively controls
wild sweet peas, generally with a kill rate of 95 percent or higher.
