| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Lepidium depressum Thell. |
| Bibliography | Neue Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 41(Abh.1): 201 (1906) |
| Native Range | se. Peru to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-5000m |
| Description | minutely pubescent, basal leaves petiolate, 1-5cm, pinnatisect, segments oblong, serrate, acute, stem leaves cuneate, raceme many flowered, petals spathulate, ca. 1mm |
| Size | 3-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |