Draba verna

Common Name: 
spring whitlow grass, whitlowwort
Scientific Name: 
Draba verna L.
Family Name: 
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) - Mustard Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced winter annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
reproductive only, leafless, many branched
Growth Habit of Spring Whitlowgrass
Growth Habit of Spring Whitlowgrass
Growth Habit of Spring Whitlowgrass
Growth Habit of Spring Whitlowgrass
Leaves
oblanceolate narrowing at base, hairy, infrequently toothed; form very small rosette
Flowers
4-petaled white, small, notched petals; multiple racemes
Flowers of Spring Whitlowgrass
Flowers of Spring Whitlowgrass
Seed Pods
siliques, ovate
Seedpods of Spring Whitlowgrass
Seedpods of Spring Whitlowgrass
Seedpods of Spring Whitlowgrass