Clasping Pepperweed Care

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.