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

Leaves

oblanceolate narrowing at base, hairy, infrequently toothed; form very small rosette

Flowers

4-petaled white, small, notched petals; multiple racemes

Seed Pods

siliques, ovate