Draba verna

Draba verna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Draba
Species:	D. verna
Binomial name
Draba verna L.

Spring draba (Draba verna, syn. Erophila verna (L.) Bess.) may also go by the names shadflower, nailwort, vernal whitlow grass, early witlow grass or whitlow-grass. It is a tiny, tiny plant of sagebrush country, in the inland western U.S., most of Europe, including Britain, North Africa and temperate Asia. It was once thought to have been introduced to America from Europe, but is now considered native to both continents. It grows in very early spring. The flowers have four deeply notched white petals, and are borne an inch or two above the ground by a long stem. The leaves are clustered at the base.

Spring draba is said to be edible by Plants For A Future.

References

• Blanchan, Neltje (2002). Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 
• Plants For A Future: Erophila verna

This Brassicales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Draba Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of Oregon Medicinal plants Brassicales stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Pierre Darmon Robert Petersen Look at other dictionaries: Draba verna — Whitlow Whit low, n. [Prov. E. whickflaw, for quickflaw, i. e., a flaw or sore at the quick; cf. Icel. kvika the quick under the nail or under a horse s hoof. See {Quick}, a., and {Flaw}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Med.) An inflammation of the fingers… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Draba verna — ID 28423 Symbol Key DRVE2 Common Name spring draba Family Brassicaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO …   USDA Plant Characteristics Draba verna L. — Symbol DRVE2 Common Name spring draba Botanical Family Brassicaceae …   Scientific plant list Draba verna — noun annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules • Syn: ↑whitlow grass, ↑shadflower, ↑shad flower • Hypernyms: ↑draba …   Useful english dictionary Draba verna L. var. aestivalis Lej. — Symbol DRVE2 Synonym Symbol DRVEA Botanical Family Brassicaceae …   Scientific plant list Draba verna L. var. boerhaavii H.C. Hall — Symbol DRVE2 Synonym Symbol DRVEB Botanical Family Brassicaceae …   Scientific plant list Draba verna L. var. major Stur — Symbol DRVE2 Synonym Symbol DRVEM Botanical Family Brassicaceae …   Scientific plant list Draba — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Draba Draba muralis Clasificación científica …   Wikipedia Español Draba — Felsenblümchen Immergrünes Felsenblümchen (Draba aizoides) Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliop …   Deutsch Wikipedia Draba — For the gladiator, see Draba (gladiator). Draba Lapland Whitlow grass, Draba lactea Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”